Bhutan vs Pakistan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Bhutan
3.56 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Pakistan
7.26 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Bhutan rank
173rd
Pakistan rank
171st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Bhutan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 7.26 BoP, current US$ per person against 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person in Bhutan, a difference of 3.7 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.0 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 173rd and Pakistan ranks 171st of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0593 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.13 BoP, current US$ per person | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 1.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.99 BoP, current US$ per person | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 22.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.37 BoP, current US$ per person | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 26.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.48 BoP, current US$ per person | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 6.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.04 BoP, current US$ per person | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Bhutan or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 7.26 BoP, current US$ per person against 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Bhutan and Pakistan?
- 3.7 BoP, current US$ per person, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Pakistan?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Pakistan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 173rd and Pakistan ranks 171st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.