Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Poland
Poland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 229.86 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Poland, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Poland recorded 229.86 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and up 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Poland peaked at 368.74 BoP, current US$ per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, -81.44 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2013.
That places Poland 41st out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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$), per capita in Poland, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.3493 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.4901 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4576 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3688 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5903 BoP, current US$ per person | +60.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0836 BoP, current US$ per person | -85.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1104 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0273 BoP, current US$ per person | -75.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3252 BoP, current US$ per person | +1089.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per person | -91.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5874 BoP, current US$ per person | +2085.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2124 BoP, current US$ per person | -63.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5816 BoP, current US$ per person | +173.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4742 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1406 BoP, current US$ per person | -70.4% |
| 1991 | -0.183 BoP, current US$ per person | -230.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3389 BoP, current US$ per person | -285.1% |
| 1993 | 0.468 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7524 BoP, current US$ per person | +60.8% |
| 1995 | 1.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.6% |
| 1996 | 1.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.9% |
| 1997 | 1.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 1998 | 8.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +610.4% |
| 1999 | 4.35 BoP, current US$ per person | -49.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2091 BoP, current US$ per person | -95.2% |
| 2001 | -3.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -1687.9% |
| 2002 | 4.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -249.7% |
| 2003 | 28.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +472.5% |
| 2004 | 56.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +96.9% |
| 2005 | 108.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +93.4% |
| 2006 | 283.24 BoP, current US$ per person | +161.5% |
| 2007 | 199 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.7% |
| 2008 | 122.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.5% |
| 2009 | 155.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 253.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +63.0% |
| 2011 | 125.61 BoP, current US$ per person | -50.4% |
| 2012 | 42.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -66.1% |
| 2013 | -81.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -291.5% |
| 2014 | 178.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -318.6% |
| 2015 | 133.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.1% |
| 2016 | 368.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +176.4% |
| 2017 | 103.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -71.9% |
| 2018 | 64.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.0% |
| 2019 | 141.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +120.3% |
| 2020 | 135.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 276.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +104.4% |
| 2022 | 342.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.9% |
| 2023 | 334.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 274.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.0% |
| 2025 | 229.86 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.4% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 229.86 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 365.76 BoP, current US$ per person, 63% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Poland's 229.86 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 198.35 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +2085.1% | 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5874 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2001 | -1687.9% | 0.2091 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.32 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1984 | +1089.2% | 0.0273 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3252 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1998 | +610.4% | 1.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.64 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4164 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3493 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4901 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.3019 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5903 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.183 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.47 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 283.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 132.94 BoP, current US$ per person | -81.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 368.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 265.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 135.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 342.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 38 Kosovo 263.22 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 38 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 263.22 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 40 Bulgaria 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 42 North Macedonia 219.71 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 43 Greece 213.34 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 44 Saint Kitts and Nevis 210.86 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Poland
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 159.43 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0061 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 116.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 113.13 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Poland?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Poland was 229.86 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 368.74 BoP, current US$ per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was -81.44 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013.
- How does Poland rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Poland ranks 41st out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland 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.