Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 13.57 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Lower middle income, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Lower middle income stood at 13.57 BoP, current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.6% on the previous year and up 139.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Lower middle income peaked at 13.57 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -0.0032 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1975.
That places Lower middle income 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per person | +387.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per person | +80.3% |
| 1975 | -0.0032 BoP, current US$ per person | -136.9% |
| 1976 | 0.009 BoP, current US$ per person | -380.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0595 BoP, current US$ per person | +560.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0577 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0437 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0408 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0356 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0175 BoP, current US$ per person | -50.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0927 BoP, current US$ per person | +430.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0653 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0321 BoP, current US$ per person | -50.9% |
| 1986 | 0.345 BoP, current US$ per person | +976.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1001 BoP, current US$ per person | -71.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1222 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6751 BoP, current US$ per person | +452.3% |
| 1990 | 0.477 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3547 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3094 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.8% |
| 1993 | 0.844 BoP, current US$ per person | +172.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4693 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3495 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8514 BoP, current US$ per person | +143.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5862 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6173 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5647 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7196 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8173 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +60.4% |
| 2003 | 1.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.7% |
| 2005 | 2.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 8.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +256.1% |
| 2007 | 9.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 12.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 2009 | 9.81 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 10.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 8.04 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.9% |
| 2012 | 6.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 3.9 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.9% |
| 2014 | 8.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +129.2% |
| 2015 | 5.68 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.4% |
| 2016 | 4.67 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 7.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.4% |
| 2018 | 6.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 6.08 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 5.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 8.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.5% |
| 2022 | 7.65 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 6.29 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.8% |
| 2024 | 10.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +73.3% |
| 2025 | 13.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0032 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0595 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1526 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0175 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6751 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5423 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3094 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8514 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7196 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 27 Saudi Arabia 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 28 Croatia 722.47 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 29 Portugal 639.78 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 30 Kuwait 614.43 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 31 Bermuda 522.99 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 32 Slovenia 498.62 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 33 Chile 437.31 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8093 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -30.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,817 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 298.08 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Lower middle income?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Lower middle income was 13.57 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 13.57 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0032 BoP, current US$ per person in 1975.
- How does Lower middle income rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Lower middle income ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.