Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 300.6% on the previous year and down 123.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 12.8 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, -5.01 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2001.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd 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$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0571 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 | 0.1752 BoP, current US$ per person | +178.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3772 BoP, current US$ per person | +115.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4086 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2601 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2925 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6853 BoP, current US$ per person | +134.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1083 BoP, current US$ per person | -84.2% |
| 1980 | 2.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +2291.6% |
| 1981 | 1.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4286 BoP, current US$ per person | -76.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6022 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6601 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7648 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.9% |
| 1986 | -0.3145 BoP, current US$ per person | -141.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5816 BoP, current US$ per person | -284.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6393 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 2.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +222.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8615 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.3% |
| 1991 | 1.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +103.7% |
| 1992 | 4.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +151.4% |
| 1993 | 1.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -65.1% |
| 1994 | 2.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +75.2% |
| 1995 | 4.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +79.3% |
| 1996 | 3 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.9% |
| 1997 | 5.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +69.9% |
| 1998 | 0.981 BoP, current US$ per person | -80.8% |
| 1999 | 3.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +210.4% |
| 2000 | 1.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.3% |
| 2001 | -5.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -362.6% |
| 2002 | -0.3548 BoP, current US$ per person | -92.9% |
| 2003 | 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -468.7% |
| 2004 | 2.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +111.1% |
| 2005 | 2.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 9.25 BoP, current US$ per person | +222.4% |
| 2007 | 6.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.5% |
| 2008 | 1.77 BoP, current US$ per person | -71.6% |
| 2009 | 3.63 BoP, current US$ per person | +105.0% |
| 2010 | 7.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +97.2% |
| 2011 | 5.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.7% |
| 2012 | 9.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +74.4% |
| 2013 | 12.8 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.8% |
| 2014 | 12.4 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 8.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.3% |
| 2016 | 7.7 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 10.28 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.5% |
| 2018 | 4.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.4% |
| 2019 | 3.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.3% |
| 2020 | -0.0207 BoP, current US$ per person | -100.6% |
| 2021 | 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -11580.5% |
| 2022 | 3.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +51.9% |
| 2023 | -0.8834 BoP, current US$ per person | -124.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9931 BoP, current US$ per person | -212.4% |
| 2025 | -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -300.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2525 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0571 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6853 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9833 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.3145 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8615 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6797 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 40 Bulgaria 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2788 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8256 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 8.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 407.9 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2438 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,381 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 398.55 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa was -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.01 BoP, current US$ per person in 2001.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 123.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.