Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Middle income
Middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 44.48 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Middle income, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 44.48 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Middle income peaked at 55.73 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.013 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1971.
That places Middle income 22nd 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$), per capita in Middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0159 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.013 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0183 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.3% |
| 1973 | 0.036 BoP, current US$ per person | +96.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0709 BoP, current US$ per person | +96.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1038 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1072 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1332 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1634 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0892 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5035 BoP, current US$ per person | +464.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3893 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2737 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.7% |
| 1983 | 0.277 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2719 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4056 BoP, current US$ per person | +49.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5059 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4767 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.455 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8545 BoP, current US$ per person | +87.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7839 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9387 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.7% |
| 1992 | 2.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +156.5% |
| 1993 | 2.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 2.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.4% |
| 1995 | 3.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 1996 | 3.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 4.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.1% |
| 1998 | 3.64 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 3.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 2.64 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.8% |
| 2001 | 2.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 2.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 4.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +85.5% |
| 2004 | 8.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +87.0% |
| 2005 | 10.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.6% |
| 2006 | 22.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +119.9% |
| 2007 | 23.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 31.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.8% |
| 2009 | 21.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.9% |
| 2010 | 34.91 BoP, current US$ per person | +64.3% |
| 2011 | 30.06 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 32.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 34.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 44.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.3% |
| 2015 | 47.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 52.48 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 40.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.4% |
| 2018 | 38.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 38.71 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 36.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 47.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.3% |
| 2022 | 55.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.5% |
| 2023 | 53.67 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 52.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 44.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0751 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.013 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1634 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4413 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2719 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8545 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7839 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 31.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 52.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 36.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 55.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 19 France 1,168 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 20 Cyprus 1,144 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 21 Qatar 1,125 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 22 Spain 939.77 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 23 Aruba 811.76 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 24 Korea 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 25 Czechia 791.69 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.98 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.081 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,171 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3019 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,046 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.242 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,641 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Middle income?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Middle income was 44.48 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 55.73 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.013 BoP, current US$ per person in 1971.
- How does Middle income rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Middle income ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.