Arab World vs Israel: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Arab World
109.61 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Israel
2,590 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Arab World rank
18th
Israel rank
15th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Arab World
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2,590 BoP, current US$ per person against 109.61 BoP, current US$ per person in Arab World, a difference of 2,480 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Israel's figure about 23.6 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Israel ahead.
Arab World ranks 18th and Israel ranks 15th of 47 groups.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.0927 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.47 BoP, current US$ per person | Israel |
| 1980s | 19.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 29.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.45 BoP, current US$ per person | Israel |
| 1990s | 17.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 215.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 198.12 BoP, current US$ per person | Israel |
| 2000s | 93.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 870.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 777.68 BoP, current US$ per person | Israel |
| 2010s | 89.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,441 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,352 BoP, current US$ per person | Israel |
| 2020s | 157.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,067 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,910 BoP, current US$ per person | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Arab World or Israel?
- Israel, at 2,590 BoP, current US$ per person against 109.61 BoP, current US$ per person in Arab World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Arab World and Israel?
- 2,480 BoP, current US$ per person, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Israel?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Arab World and Israel rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Arab World ranks 18th and Israel ranks 15th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.