Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Tunisia
Tunisia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 2.82 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Tunisia, 1972–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Tunisia stood at 2.82 BoP, current US$ per person.
The figure is up 376.2% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Tunisia peaked at 20.96 BoP, current US$ per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1.02 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2023.
That places Tunisia 125th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, 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$), per capita in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.1853 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.1806 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | -0.3518 BoP, current US$ per person | -294.8% |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | -0.3808 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.2996 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.245 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.2% |
| 1983 | -0.2089 BoP, current US$ per person | -185.2% |
| 1984 | -0.1783 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 1985 | -0.8086 BoP, current US$ per person | +353.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1657 BoP, current US$ per person | -120.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1549 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1462 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5169 BoP, current US$ per person | +253.6% |
| 1990 | 0.036 BoP, current US$ per person | -93.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3816 BoP, current US$ per person | +959.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5209 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2032 BoP, current US$ per person | -61.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6577 BoP, current US$ per person | +223.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6925 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1105 BoP, current US$ per person | -84.0% |
| 1997 | 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +855.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1886 BoP, current US$ per person | -82.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2589 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.2% |
| 2000 | 2.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +967.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5634 BoP, current US$ per person | -79.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6348 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5394 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3949 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.8% |
| 2005 | 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +204.5% |
| 2006 | 3.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +165.7% |
| 2007 | 1.94 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.2% |
| 2008 | 4 BoP, current US$ per person | +106.0% |
| 2009 | 7.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +80.7% |
| 2010 | 6.88 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -71.5% |
| 2012 | 1.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.6% |
| 2013 | 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +58.3% |
| 2014 | 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +41.1% |
| 2016 | 20.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +668.5% |
| 2017 | 4.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -76.5% |
| 2018 | 1.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -74.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4249 BoP, current US$ per person | -65.9% |
| 2020 | 2.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +507.1% |
| 2021 | 1.33 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.5% |
| 2022 | 2.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +108.4% |
| 2023 | -1.02 BoP, current US$ per person | -136.9% |
| 2024 | 2.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -376.2% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 2.82 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person, 68% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 2.82 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.28 BoP, current US$ per person, 53% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +967.7% | 0.2589 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.76 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1991 | +959.0% | 0.036 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3816 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1997 | +855.2% | 0.1105 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.0524 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.3808 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1853 BoP, current US$ per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.8086 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5169 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4106 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.036 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3949 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4249 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 122 East Timor 3.21 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 123 Angola 3.2 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 124 Mali 3.19 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 126 Palestine 2.71 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 127 Malawi 2.61 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 128 Senegal 2.6 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Tunisia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.5829 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.22 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -73.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.811 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -74.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5922 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -24.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0203 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Tunisia?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Tunisia was 2.82 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.96 BoP, current US$ per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.02 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023.
- How does Tunisia rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Tunisia ranks 125th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.