Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Small states
Small states: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Small states, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Small states is 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 101.5% on the previous year and down 99.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Small states peaked at 9,339 BoP, current US$ per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, -2,941 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2020.
That places Small states 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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$), per capita in Small states, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.228 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0804 BoP, current US$ per person | -64.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1627 BoP, current US$ per person | +102.3% |
| 1973 | 0.074 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per person | -84.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0692 BoP, current US$ per person | +505.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1986 BoP, current US$ per person | +187.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1496 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1775 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0649 BoP, current US$ per person | -63.4% |
| 1980 | 10.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +16261.9% |
| 1981 | -2.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -123.9% |
| 1982 | -5.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +117.9% |
| 1983 | -2.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.2% |
| 1984 | 1.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -177.5% |
| 1985 | 5.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +172.7% |
| 1986 | 11.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +111.9% |
| 1987 | 4.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -56.2% |
| 1988 | -10.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -304.3% |
| 1989 | 5.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -157.1% |
| 1990 | -8.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -247.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5294 BoP, current US$ per person | -106.2% |
| 1992 | 8.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +1567.3% |
| 1993 | 2.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -66.5% |
| 1994 | 1.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -55.2% |
| 1995 | 17.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +1228.5% |
| 1996 | 13.07 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.7% |
| 1997 | 16.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.1% |
| 1998 | 16 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 33.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +106.9% |
| 2000 | 64.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +96.3% |
| 2001 | 80.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.5% |
| 2002 | 70.77 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 124.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +76.1% |
| 2004 | 560.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +350.1% |
| 2005 | 1,206 BoP, current US$ per person | +114.9% |
| 2006 | 1,397 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 1,720 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 1,859 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 3,585 BoP, current US$ per person | +92.9% |
| 2010 | 2,034 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.3% |
| 2011 | 2,539 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 2012 | 3,858 BoP, current US$ per person | +51.9% |
| 2013 | 1,500 BoP, current US$ per person | -61.1% |
| 2014 | 3,169 BoP, current US$ per person | +111.4% |
| 2015 | 1,770 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.1% |
| 2016 | -583.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -132.9% |
| 2017 | 4,258 BoP, current US$ per person | -830.0% |
| 2018 | 9,339 BoP, current US$ per person | +119.4% |
| 2019 | 7,520 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.5% |
| 2020 | -2,941 BoP, current US$ per person | -139.1% |
| 2021 | 3,995 BoP, current US$ per person | -235.8% |
| 2022 | 1,299 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.5% |
| 2023 | -213.81 BoP, current US$ per person | -116.5% |
| 2024 | -1,083 BoP, current US$ per person | +406.4% |
| 2025 | 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -101.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1216 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.228 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 33.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,067 BoP, current US$ per person | 64.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,585 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,540 BoP, current US$ per person | -583.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 9,339 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 178.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -2,941 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,995 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 26 Sweden 757.39 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 27 Saudi Arabia 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 28 Croatia 722.47 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 29 Portugal 639.78 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 30 Kuwait 614.43 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 31 Bermuda 522.99 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 32 Slovenia 498.62 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Small states
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9,468 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5711 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2,363 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1426 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 3,407 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Small states?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Small states was 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 9,339 BoP, current US$ per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,941 BoP, current US$ per person in 2020.
- How does Small states rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Small states ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Small states 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.