Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in United States
United States: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in United States, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in United States is 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 30.4% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in United States peaked at 1,739 BoP, current US$ per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, -397.89 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2018.
United States ranks 17th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.65 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 27.06 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.5% |
| 1972 | 34.92 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.0% |
| 1973 | 44.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.2% |
| 1974 | 24.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.3% |
| 1975 | 63.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +163.5% |
| 1976 | 51.92 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.3% |
| 1977 | 51.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 64.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.1% |
| 1979 | 109.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +70.1% |
| 1980 | 83.79 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.7% |
| 1981 | 44.06 BoP, current US$ per person | -47.4% |
| 1982 | 33.56 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.8% |
| 1983 | 37.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 54.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.9% |
| 1985 | 15.47 BoP, current US$ per person | -71.5% |
| 1986 | 81.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +425.7% |
| 1987 | 164.25 BoP, current US$ per person | +102.0% |
| 1988 | 88.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -46.0% |
| 1989 | 206.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +132.7% |
| 1990 | 240.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.3% |
| 1991 | 194.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.9% |
| 1992 | 229.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.6% |
| 1993 | 318.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.0% |
| 1994 | 342 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 413.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.9% |
| 1996 | 382.41 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 445.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 633.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.3% |
| 1999 | 886.92 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.0% |
| 2000 | 660.51 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.5% |
| 2001 | 512.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.4% |
| 2002 | 622.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 672.91 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 1,277 BoP, current US$ per person | +89.8% |
| 2005 | 177.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -86.1% |
| 2006 | 951.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +434.5% |
| 2007 | 1,739 BoP, current US$ per person | +82.9% |
| 2008 | 1,130 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.0% |
| 2009 | 1,019 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 1,131 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 1,400 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.8% |
| 2012 | 1,200 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 1,240 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1,214 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 938.65 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 924.35 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1,254 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.6% |
| 2018 | -397.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -131.7% |
| 2019 | 348.02 BoP, current US$ per person | -187.5% |
| 2020 | 851.48 BoP, current US$ per person | +144.7% |
| 2021 | 1,030 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 1,164 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 1,043 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 947.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 365.76 BoP, current US$ per person, 3.4× the median. (70 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +434.5% | 177.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 951.14 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1986 | +425.7% | 15.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 81.3 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 24.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 109.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 206.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 408.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 194.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 886.92 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 876.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 177.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,739 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 925.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -397.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,400 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,045 BoP, current US$ per person | 851.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 14 Canada 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 15 Germany 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 16 United Kingdom 1,251 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 18 Finland 1,183 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 19 France 1,168 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 20 Cyprus 1,144 BoP, current US$ per person compare
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 509.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.7205 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in United States?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in United States was 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1,739 BoP, current US$ per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was -397.89 BoP, current US$ per person in 2018.
- How does United States rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- United States ranks 17th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United 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.