Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 294.3% on the previous year and down 123.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 12.88 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, -5.03 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2001.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0572 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0972 BoP, current US$ per person | +70.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0629 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1753 BoP, current US$ per person | +178.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3773 BoP, current US$ per person | +115.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4087 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2543 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2862 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6781 BoP, current US$ per person | +137.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -85.3% |
| 1980 | 2.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +2479.8% |
| 1981 | 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4167 BoP, current US$ per person | -76.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5946 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6513 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7416 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 1986 | -0.327 BoP, current US$ per person | -144.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5705 BoP, current US$ per person | -274.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6307 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 2.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +227.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8595 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.3% |
| 1991 | 1.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +104.0% |
| 1992 | 4.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +151.6% |
| 1993 | 1.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -65.1% |
| 1994 | 2.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +73.9% |
| 1995 | 4.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +79.8% |
| 1996 | 2.98 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.0% |
| 1997 | 5.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +70.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9765 BoP, current US$ per person | -80.8% |
| 1999 | 3.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +210.5% |
| 2000 | 1.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.5% |
| 2001 | -5.03 BoP, current US$ per person | -365.3% |
| 2002 | -0.367 BoP, current US$ per person | -92.7% |
| 2003 | 1.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -453.5% |
| 2004 | 2.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +112.1% |
| 2005 | 2.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 9.25 BoP, current US$ per person | +222.6% |
| 2007 | 6.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.7% |
| 2008 | 1.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -71.8% |
| 2009 | 3.63 BoP, current US$ per person | +106.5% |
| 2010 | 7.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +97.4% |
| 2011 | 5.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.7% |
| 2012 | 8.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +70.9% |
| 2013 | 12.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +43.7% |
| 2014 | 12.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 8.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.1% |
| 2016 | 7.8 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 9.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.3% |
| 2018 | 4.28 BoP, current US$ per person | -56.2% |
| 2019 | 3.33 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.3% |
| 2020 | 0.026 BoP, current US$ per person | -99.2% |
| 2021 | 2.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +9187.6% |
| 2022 | 3.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.6% |
| 2023 | -0.8521 BoP, current US$ per person | -123.4% |
| 2024 | 1.03 BoP, current US$ per person | -220.3% |
| 2025 | -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -294.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2497 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0572 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6781 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9721 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.327 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8595 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7098 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 41 Poland 229.86 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
- 45 Serbia 203.25 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 46 Norway 198.35 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 47 Uruguay 195.3 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.711 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 245.62 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.88 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.03 BoP, current US$ per person in 2001.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 123.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.