Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in New Zealand, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 97.3% on the previous year and up 231.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in New Zealand peaked at 944.79 BoP, current US$ per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, -1,073 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2000.
New Zealand ranks 116th 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$), per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.2 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 4.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.4% |
| 1972 | 1.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -70.6% |
| 1973 | 6.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +419.0% |
| 1974 | 6.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 7.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 11.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +64.1% |
| 1977 | 10.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 17.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +74.7% |
| 1979 | 23.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.8% |
| 1980 | 22.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 32.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +43.4% |
| 1982 | 27.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.5% |
| 1983 | 126.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +361.3% |
| 1984 | 9.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -92.5% |
| 1985 | 53.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +460.0% |
| 1986 | 26.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -49.7% |
| 1987 | 171.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +539.9% |
| 1988 | 187.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 40.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -78.1% |
| 1990 | 709.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +1632.4% |
| 1991 | 420.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -40.8% |
| 1992 | 110.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -73.7% |
| 1993 | -388.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -451.1% |
| 1994 | 554.94 BoP, current US$ per person | -242.7% |
| 1995 | 485.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.5% |
| 1996 | -331.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -168.4% |
| 1997 | -414.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 1998 | 105.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -125.4% |
| 1999 | 279.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +166.1% |
| 2000 | -1,073 BoP, current US$ per person | -483.4% |
| 2001 | -156.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -85.4% |
| 2002 | 356.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -327.6% |
| 2003 | 160.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -55.0% |
| 2004 | 208.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.3% |
| 2005 | -155.02 BoP, current US$ per person | -174.2% |
| 2006 | -95.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.4% |
| 2007 | 944.79 BoP, current US$ per person | -1088.7% |
| 2008 | 197.02 BoP, current US$ per person | -79.1% |
| 2009 | -481.7 BoP, current US$ per person | -344.5% |
| 2010 | 237.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -149.3% |
| 2011 | -27.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -111.6% |
| 2012 | -20.57 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.0% |
| 2013 | -318.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +1447.7% |
| 2014 | 314.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -198.9% |
| 2015 | -3.41 BoP, current US$ per person | -101.1% |
| 2016 | -162.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +4654.6% |
| 2017 | -16.63 BoP, current US$ per person | -89.7% |
| 2018 | 131.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -890.4% |
| 2019 | -313.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -338.6% |
| 2020 | 174.4 BoP, current US$ per person | -155.6% |
| 2021 | -170.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -197.7% |
| 2022 | 133.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -178.2% |
| 2023 | -88.06 BoP, current US$ per person | -166.1% |
| 2024 | 166.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -289.2% |
| 2025 | 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -97.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 365.76 BoP, current US$ per person, 1% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person, 28% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -4654.6% | -3.41 BoP, current US$ per person | -162.2 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1990 | +1632.4% | 40.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 709.68 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2013 | -1447.7% | -20.57 BoP, current US$ per person | -318.36 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2007 | +1088.7% | -95.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 944.79 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 187.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 153.16 BoP, current US$ per person | -414.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 709.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -9.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -1,073 BoP, current US$ per person | 944.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -17.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -318.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 314.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -170.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 174.4 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 113 Sri Lanka 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 114 Nigeria 5 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 115 Jordan 4.68 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 117 Uzbekistan 4.27 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 118 Madagascar 4.2 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 119 Benin 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for New Zealand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.71 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.37 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0111 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 552.02 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.8628 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0081 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 403.08 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in New Zealand?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in New Zealand was 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 944.79 BoP, current US$ per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,073 BoP, current US$ per person in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 116th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 231.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.