Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Low income

Low income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.0051 BoP, current US$ per person
Change on year
down 99.4%
Rank
41st
of 47 groups
All-time high
3.64 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2012
All-time low
-2.37 BoP, current US$ per person
in 1998
Years of data
52
1974–2025

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Low income, 1974–2025

-2024197419992025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.

Analysis

Low income recorded 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2025.

The figure is down 99.4% on the previous year and down 99.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Low income peaked at 3.64 BoP, current US$ per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, -2.37 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1998.

Low income ranks 41st of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Low income, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Low income, 1974 to 2025.
Year BoP, current US$ per person Change
1974 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per person
1975 0.0436 BoP, current US$ per person +1111.6%
1976 0.0319 BoP, current US$ per person -26.8%
1977 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per person -27.2%
1978 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per person -90.0%
1979 0.0463 BoP, current US$ per person +1892.4%
1980 1.04 BoP, current US$ per person +2140.9%
1981 0.1816 BoP, current US$ per person -82.5%
1982 0.7065 BoP, current US$ per person +289.0%
1983 0.2636 BoP, current US$ per person -62.7%
1984 0.2432 BoP, current US$ per person -7.7%
1985 1.01 BoP, current US$ per person +316.7%
1986 -1.02 BoP, current US$ per person -200.2%
1987 0.298 BoP, current US$ per person -129.3%
1988 0.7751 BoP, current US$ per person +160.1%
1989 0.2913 BoP, current US$ per person -62.4%
1990 0.0379 BoP, current US$ per person -87.0%
1991 1.27 BoP, current US$ per person +3265.0%
1992 0.4021 BoP, current US$ per person -68.4%
1993 0.2568 BoP, current US$ per person -36.1%
1994 0.3846 BoP, current US$ per person +49.7%
1995 -0.0044 BoP, current US$ per person -101.2%
1996 -0.0065 BoP, current US$ per person +46.6%
1997 1.49 BoP, current US$ per person -22961.3%
1998 -2.37 BoP, current US$ per person -259.7%
1999 0.6701 BoP, current US$ per person -128.2%
2000 1.86 BoP, current US$ per person +178.0%
2001 -0.4433 BoP, current US$ per person -123.8%
2002 0.51 BoP, current US$ per person -215.0%
2003 0.4649 BoP, current US$ per person -8.8%
2004 0.7279 BoP, current US$ per person +56.6%
2005 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person +51.3%
2006 1.41 BoP, current US$ per person +28.2%
2007 0.6386 BoP, current US$ per person -54.8%
2008 0.541 BoP, current US$ per person -15.3%
2009 -0.214 BoP, current US$ per person -139.6%
2010 3.36 BoP, current US$ per person -1669.7%
2011 0.1917 BoP, current US$ per person -94.3%
2012 3.64 BoP, current US$ per person +1800.8%
2013 2.64 BoP, current US$ per person -27.5%
2014 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person -58.2%
2015 1.29 BoP, current US$ per person +17.4%
2016 1.35 BoP, current US$ per person +4.1%
2017 0.956 BoP, current US$ per person -29.0%
2018 0.7049 BoP, current US$ per person -26.3%
2019 0.6352 BoP, current US$ per person -9.9%
2020 0.4848 BoP, current US$ per person -23.7%
2021 1.02 BoP, current US$ per person +109.6%
2022 1.94 BoP, current US$ per person +91.3%
2023 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person -42.6%
2024 0.7991 BoP, current US$ per person -28.4%
2025 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per person -99.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0463 BoP, current US$ per person 6
1980s 0.3795 BoP, current US$ per person -1.02 BoP, current US$ per person 1.04 BoP, current US$ per person 10
1990s 0.2127 BoP, current US$ per person -2.37 BoP, current US$ per person 1.49 BoP, current US$ per person 10
2000s 0.66 BoP, current US$ per person -0.4433 BoP, current US$ per person 1.86 BoP, current US$ per person 10
2010s 1.59 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1917 BoP, current US$ per person 3.64 BoP, current US$ per person 10
2020s 0.8942 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per person 1.94 BoP, current US$ per person 6

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 38 Kosovo 263.22 BoP, current US$ per person compare
  2. 38 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 263.22 BoP, current US$ per person compare
  3. 40 Bulgaria 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person compare
  4. 41 Poland 229.86 BoP, current US$ per person compare
  5. 42 North Macedonia 219.71 BoP, current US$ per person compare
  6. 43 Greece 213.34 BoP, current US$ per person compare
  7. 44 Saint Kitts and Nevis 210.86 BoP, current US$ per person compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Low income?
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Low income was 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Low income?
The highest recorded value was 3.64 BoP, current US$ per person in 2012.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was -2.37 BoP, current US$ per person in 1998.
How does Low income rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Low income ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is down 99.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Low income data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.