Egypt vs Iceland: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate

Egypt
67.97 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iceland
74.34 % change on previous year
in 2025
Egypt rank
35th
Iceland rank
32nd

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Egypt
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 74.34 % change on previous year against 67.97 % change on previous year in Egypt, a difference of 6.37 % change on previous year.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Iceland ahead.

Egypt ranks 35th and Iceland ranks 32nd of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s -255.76 % change on previous year -15.56 % change on previous year 240.19 % change on previous year Iceland
1980s -9.55 % change on previous year -57.76 % change on previous year 48.21 % change on previous year Egypt
1990s -20.02 % change on previous year -9.16 % change on previous year 10.86 % change on previous year Iceland
2000s -38.61 % change on previous year 31.08 % change on previous year 69.69 % change on previous year Iceland
2010s -36.56 % change on previous year 18.04 % change on previous year 54.6 % change on previous year Iceland
2020s -64.63 % change on previous year -66.42 % change on previous year 1.79 % change on previous year Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Egypt or Iceland?
Iceland, at 74.34 % change on previous year against 67.97 % change on previous year in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Egypt and Iceland?
6.37 % change on previous year, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iceland?
45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Iceland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
Egypt ranks 35th and Iceland ranks 32nd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 6,839 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.