Canada vs IBRD only: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Canada
1,657 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
IBRD only
70.3 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Canada rank
22nd
IBRD only rank
21st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Canada
- IBRD only
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1,657 BoP, current US$ per person against 70.3 BoP, current US$ per person in IBRD only, a difference of 1,587 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 23.6 times IBRD only's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 22nd and IBRD only ranks 21st of 202 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | IBRD only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 135.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 134.29 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 168.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 164.92 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 415.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 395.36 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 1,335 BoP, current US$ per person | 58 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,277 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 1,291 BoP, current US$ per person | 114.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,176 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 1,321 BoP, current US$ per person | 92.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,228 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$), per capita, Canada or IBRD only?
- Canada, at 1,657 BoP, current US$ per person against 70.3 BoP, current US$ per person in IBRD only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Canada and IBRD only?
- 1,587 BoP, current US$ per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and IBRD only?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Canada and IBRD only rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Canada ranks 22nd and IBRD only ranks 21st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.