Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Moldova
Moldova: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 42.19 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Moldova, 1994–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Moldova is 42.19 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 1,536.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Moldova peaked at 42.19 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -1.67 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2009.
Moldova ranks 82nd of 192 countries on this measure, 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$), per capita in Moldova, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1995 | 0.1761 BoP, current US$ per person | -97.1% |
| 1996 | 0.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1532 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.3% |
| 1998 | -0.2487 BoP, current US$ per person | -262.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per person | -105.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0274 BoP, current US$ per person | +100.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0411 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1546 BoP, current US$ per person | +275.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0379 BoP, current US$ per person | -75.5% |
| 2004 | 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +2834.5% |
| 2005 | -0.0554 BoP, current US$ per person | -105.0% |
| 2006 | -0.2499 BoP, current US$ per person | +351.3% |
| 2007 | 4.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -1787.2% |
| 2008 | 10.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +158.2% |
| 2009 | -1.67 BoP, current US$ per person | -115.3% |
| 2010 | 2.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -245.8% |
| 2011 | 12.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +413.7% |
| 2012 | 9.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.5% |
| 2013 | 10.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 14.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.8% |
| 2015 | 2.58 BoP, current US$ per person | -82.0% |
| 2016 | 4.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +84.5% |
| 2017 | 3.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 12.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +221.1% |
| 2019 | 15.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.8% |
| 2020 | 1.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -90.8% |
| 2021 | 5.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +282.5% |
| 2022 | 17.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +223.2% |
| 2023 | 4.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -74.4% |
| 2024 | 40.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +800.2% |
| 2025 | 42.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 42.19 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.54 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 42.19 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 198.35 BoP, current US$ per person, 21% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +2834.5% | 0.0379 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2007 | +1787.2% | -0.2499 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.22 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.2487 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.45 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 42.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 79 Cape Verde 45.25 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 80 Lithuania 44.19 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 81 Romania 42.23 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 83 Peru 41.13 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 84 French Polynesia 40.15 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 85 Paraguay 33.59 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Moldova
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 71.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.8389 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 63.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.6126 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0391 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 337.05 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -6.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Moldova?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Moldova was 42.19 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 42.19 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.67 BoP, current US$ per person in 2009.
- How does Moldova rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Moldova ranks 82nd out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,536.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova 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.