Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Niger
Niger: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 0.7667 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Niger, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Niger stood at 0.7667 BoP, current US$ per person.
The figure is up 118.8% on the previous year and down 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Niger peaked at 5.44 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, -12.35 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2010.
Niger ranks 142nd 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$), per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0602 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1975 | 1.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +1872.0% |
| 1976 | -0.2581 BoP, current US$ per person | -121.7% |
| 1977 | -0.6511 BoP, current US$ per person | +152.3% |
| 1978 | -1.17 BoP, current US$ per person | +79.5% |
| 1979 | 1.88 BoP, current US$ per person | -261.2% |
| 1980 | -0.6904 BoP, current US$ per person | -136.7% |
| 1981 | -0.0943 BoP, current US$ per person | -86.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5042 BoP, current US$ per person | -634.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2636 BoP, current US$ per person | -47.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0381 BoP, current US$ per person | -85.6% |
| 1985 | 0.273 BoP, current US$ per person | +616.7% |
| 1986 | -0.0803 BoP, current US$ per person | -129.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2337 BoP, current US$ per person | -391.0% |
| 1988 | -0.009 BoP, current US$ per person | -103.9% |
| 1989 | -0.0952 BoP, current US$ per person | +952.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per person | -101.9% |
| 1991 | -0.1526 BoP, current US$ per person | -8708.0% |
| 1992 | 4.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -3126.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6535 BoP, current US$ per person | -85.9% |
| 1994 | 1.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +120.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2258 BoP, current US$ per person | -84.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6194 BoP, current US$ per person | +174.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2321 BoP, current US$ per person | -62.5% |
| 1998 | -0.0538 BoP, current US$ per person | -123.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0981 BoP, current US$ per person | -282.2% |
| 2000 | 0.581 BoP, current US$ per person | +492.4% |
| 2001 | -0.3317 BoP, current US$ per person | -157.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2984 BoP, current US$ per person | -189.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2803 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8398 BoP, current US$ per person | +199.6% |
| 2005 | 1.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.1% |
| 2006 | -0.7891 BoP, current US$ per person | -172.2% |
| 2007 | -1.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +88.9% |
| 2008 | -2.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +49.6% |
| 2009 | -5.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +167.2% |
| 2010 | -12.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +107.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5414 BoP, current US$ per person | -104.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1224 BoP, current US$ per person | -77.4% |
| 2013 | 5.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +4343.6% |
| 2014 | 4.61 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 1.71 BoP, current US$ per person | -62.9% |
| 2016 | 1.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 1.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.2% |
| 2018 | 1.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.3% |
| 2019 | 1.4 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6321 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.7% |
| 2021 | 1.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +153.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3445 BoP, current US$ per person | -78.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3504 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7667 BoP, current US$ per person | +118.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.7667 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2711 BoP, current US$ per person, 2.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.7667 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.81 BoP, current US$ per person, 42% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -8708.0% | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.1526 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2013 | +4343.6% | 0.1224 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.44 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1992 | +3126.5% | -0.1526 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.62 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1975 | +1872.0% | 0.0602 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.19 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1755 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.6904 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5042 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7683 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.1526 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7708 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6517 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7392 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3445 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 139 Iran 0.9766 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 140 Rwanda 0.9225 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 141 Afghanistan 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 143 Mauritania 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 144 Jamaica 0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 145 Burundi 0.2711 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Niger
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 18.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0158 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 12.21 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 13.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0115 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 8.92 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0067 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Niger?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Niger was 0.7667 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 5.44 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.35 BoP, current US$ per person in 2010.
- How does Niger rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Niger ranks 142nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.