Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Netherlands: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
-56.43 % change on previous year
in 2025
Netherlands
95.03 % change on previous year
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
28th
Netherlands rank
27th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Netherlands
-2000200400600197119982025

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 95.03 % change on previous year against -56.43 % change on previous year in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 151.46 % change on previous year.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 28 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 36.63 % change on previous year 20.98 % change on previous year 15.65 % change on previous year Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 23.73 % change on previous year 19.46 % change on previous year 4.27 % change on previous year Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 28.41 % change on previous year 32.64 % change on previous year 4.23 % change on previous year Netherlands
2000s 29.54 % change on previous year 70.39 % change on previous year 40.85 % change on previous year Netherlands
2010s 11.56 % change on previous year 33.53 % change on previous year 21.97 % change on previous year Netherlands
2020s 29.44 % change on previous year 45.79 % change on previous year 16.35 % change on previous year Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 95.03 % change on previous year against -56.43 % change on previous year in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Netherlands?
151.46 % change on previous year, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Netherlands?
50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Netherlands rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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 inflows (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
249 places, 11,445 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

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