Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Singapore
Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Singapore, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.3% on the previous year and up 88.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Singapore peaked at 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -5.79 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1981.
Singapore ranks 4th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Singapore, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 9.42 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1973 | 11.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.1% |
| 1974 | 13.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 1975 | 16.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.9% |
| 1976 | 19.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.8% |
| 1977 | 36.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +87.2% |
| 1978 | 48.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.5% |
| 1979 | 70.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +45.7% |
| 1980 | 40.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.4% |
| 1981 | -5.79 BoP, current US$ per person | -114.3% |
| 1982 | 114.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -2084.2% |
| 1983 | 18.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -84.0% |
| 1984 | 33.8 BoP, current US$ per person | +84.1% |
| 1985 | 86.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +157.0% |
| 1986 | 66.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.6% |
| 1987 | 74.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.9% |
| 1988 | 41.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.3% |
| 1989 | 301 BoP, current US$ per person | +627.4% |
| 1990 | 667.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +121.7% |
| 1991 | 167.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -74.9% |
| 1992 | 407.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +143.0% |
| 1993 | 649.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +59.3% |
| 1994 | 1,339 BoP, current US$ per person | +106.1% |
| 1995 | 2,122 BoP, current US$ per person | +58.5% |
| 1996 | 2,562 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 3,273 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.7% |
| 1998 | 922.07 BoP, current US$ per person | -71.8% |
| 1999 | 2,099 BoP, current US$ per person | +127.7% |
| 2000 | 1,700 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.0% |
| 2001 | 4,883 BoP, current US$ per person | +187.2% |
| 2002 | 678.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -86.1% |
| 2003 | 905.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.4% |
| 2004 | 3,153 BoP, current US$ per person | +248.3% |
| 2005 | 2,943 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 4,558 BoP, current US$ per person | +54.9% |
| 2007 | 8,910 BoP, current US$ per person | +95.5% |
| 2008 | 1,646 BoP, current US$ per person | -81.5% |
| 2009 | 6,424 BoP, current US$ per person | +290.3% |
| 2010 | 6,974 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 6,154 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 3,855 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.4% |
| 2013 | 8,386 BoP, current US$ per person | +117.5% |
| 2014 | 9,594 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 8,170 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 7,112 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 11,582 BoP, current US$ per person | +62.9% |
| 2018 | 4,123 BoP, current US$ per person | -64.4% |
| 2019 | 12,136 BoP, current US$ per person | +194.3% |
| 2020 | 7,518 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.0% |
| 2021 | 13,926 BoP, current US$ per person | +85.2% |
| 2022 | 11,540 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 8,646 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.1% |
| 2024 | 10,537 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.9% |
| 2025 | 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.3% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 365.76 BoP, current US$ per person, 42.1× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person, 979.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Singapore changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +2084.2% | -5.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 114.95 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1989 | +627.4% | 41.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 301 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 70.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 77.16 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 301 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,421 BoP, current US$ per person | 167.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,273 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,580 BoP, current US$ per person | 678.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 8,910 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,809 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,855 BoP, current US$ per person | 12,136 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,264 BoP, current US$ per person | 7,518 BoP, current US$ per person | 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 1 British Virgin Islands 1.51 million BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 2 Luxembourg 160,408 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 3 Malta 64,096 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 5 Ireland 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 6 Hong Kong 10,704 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 7 United Arab Emirates 7,024 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Singapore
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,066 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.451 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 778.55 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Singapore?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Singapore was 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.79 BoP, current US$ per person in 1981.
- How does Singapore rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Singapore ranks 4th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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.