Arab World vs Bahrain: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Arab World
109.61 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Bahrain
1,701 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Arab World rank
18th
Bahrain rank
21st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Arab World
- Bahrain
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 1,701 BoP, current US$ per person against 109.61 BoP, current US$ per person in Arab World, a difference of 1,591 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 15.5 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Bahrain ahead.
Arab World ranks 18th and Bahrain ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Bahrain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 74.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 75.92 BoP, current US$ per person | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 19.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 33.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.14 BoP, current US$ per person | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 17.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 888.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 871.14 BoP, current US$ per person | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 93.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,047 BoP, current US$ per person | 954.1 BoP, current US$ per person | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 89.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 909.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 819.97 BoP, current US$ per person | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 166.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,888 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,721 BoP, current US$ per person | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Arab World or Bahrain?
- Bahrain, at 1,701 BoP, current US$ per person against 109.61 BoP, current US$ per person in Arab World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Arab World and Bahrain?
- 1,591 BoP, current US$ per person, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Bahrain?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Arab World and Bahrain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Arab World ranks 18th and Bahrain ranks 21st of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (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.