Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Nauru
Nauru: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was -111.87 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Nauru, 2008–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Nauru recorded -111.87 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 129.2% on the previous year and up 98.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Nauru peaked at 979.08 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, -6,055 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2014.
That places Nauru 181st out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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$), per capita in Nauru, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 290.77 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2009 | 328.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 387.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 2011 | 886.28 BoP, current US$ per person | +128.9% |
| 2012 | 799.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 523.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.6% |
| 2014 | -6,055 BoP, current US$ per person | -1256.6% |
| 2015 | 405.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -106.7% |
| 2016 | 441.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 158.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -64.1% |
| 2018 | 101.08 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.3% |
| 2019 | -151.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -249.5% |
| 2020 | 121.47 BoP, current US$ per person | -180.4% |
| 2021 | 979.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +706.0% |
| 2022 | 210.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -78.5% |
| 2023 | 383.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +82.3% |
| 2024 | -111.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -129.2% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's -111.87 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 365.76 BoP, current US$ per person. (70 countries reporting)
- Nauru's -111.87 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Nauru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -1256.6% | 523.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -6,055 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 309.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 290.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 328.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 2 |
| 2010s | -250.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -6,055 BoP, current US$ per person | 886.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 316.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -111.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 979.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 178 South Africa -61.95 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 179 Tuvalu -89.78 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 180 Antigua and Barbuda -99.14 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 182 Australia -164.69 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 183 Panama -190.5 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 184 Trinidad and Tobago -285.22 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Nauru
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.2806 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.827 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0222 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 325.69 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0409 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0162 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 237.81 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0165 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Nauru?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Nauru was -111.87 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 979.08 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was -6,055 BoP, current US$ per person in 2014.
- How does Nauru rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Nauru ranks 181st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru 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.