Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 21.1 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) recorded 21.1 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.1% on the previous year and up 325.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 21.1 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -0.0059 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1991.
That places South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 26th 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$), per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per person | +388.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 1986 | -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per person | -110.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per person | -1433.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per person | +102.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per person | -40.5% |
| 1991 | -0.0059 BoP, current US$ per person | -181.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per person | -514.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per person | -71.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0827 BoP, current US$ per person | +1097.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1108 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2258 BoP, current US$ per person | +103.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1035 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0534 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0852 BoP, current US$ per person | +59.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4151 BoP, current US$ per person | +387.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8529 BoP, current US$ per person | +105.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9942 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9721 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +43.3% |
| 2005 | 1.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.9% |
| 2006 | 10.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +417.0% |
| 2007 | 12.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 13.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 11.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 11.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 8.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.4% |
| 2012 | 6 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.2% |
| 2013 | 1.58 BoP, current US$ per person | -73.6% |
| 2014 | 7.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +390.3% |
| 2015 | 4.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.1% |
| 2016 | 3.42 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.0% |
| 2017 | 7.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +109.7% |
| 2018 | 7.24 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 8.25 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 6.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 10.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +54.3% |
| 2022 | 8.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 8.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 14.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +73.5% |
| 2025 | 21.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +45.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0694 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0059 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2258 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4151 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- 23 Aruba 811.76 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 24 Korea 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 25 Czechia 791.69 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 6.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0821 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 221.99 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,504 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5559 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 275.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,589 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 21.1 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0059 BoP, current US$ per person in 1991.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 325.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.