Canada vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Canada
1,657 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
68.56 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Canada rank
22nd
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
22nd

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

  • Canada
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 1,657 BoP, current US$ per person against 68.56 BoP, current US$ per person in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 1,588 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 24.2 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 22nd and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 202 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 135.74 BoP, current US$ per person 0.3294 BoP, current US$ per person 135.41 BoP, current US$ per person Canada
1980s 168.02 BoP, current US$ per person 0.8428 BoP, current US$ per person 167.18 BoP, current US$ per person Canada
1990s 415.38 BoP, current US$ per person 13.13 BoP, current US$ per person 402.25 BoP, current US$ per person Canada
2000s 1,335 BoP, current US$ per person 134.27 BoP, current US$ per person 1,201 BoP, current US$ per person Canada
2010s 1,291 BoP, current US$ per person 184.13 BoP, current US$ per person 1,106 BoP, current US$ per person Canada
2020s 1,321 BoP, current US$ per person 129.13 BoP, current US$ per person 1,192 BoP, current US$ per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Canada or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Canada, at 1,657 BoP, current US$ per person against 68.56 BoP, current US$ per person in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Canada and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
1,588 BoP, current US$ per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Canada and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Canada ranks 22nd and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.