Cyprus vs Small states: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Cyprus
8,144 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Small states
656.35 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Cyprus rank
7th
Small states rank
5th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Cyprus
- Small states
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 8,144 BoP, current US$ per person against 656.35 BoP, current US$ per person in Small states, a difference of 7,488 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 12.4 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 7th and Small states ranks 5th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 5 and Small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 24.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.27 BoP, current US$ per person | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 89.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 26.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 62.2 BoP, current US$ per person | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 299.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 131.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 167.69 BoP, current US$ per person | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 8,075 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,572 BoP, current US$ per person | 6,502 BoP, current US$ per person | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 40,339 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,903 BoP, current US$ per person | 36,436 BoP, current US$ per person | Cyprus |
| 2020s | -16,404 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,076 BoP, current US$ per person | 17,480 BoP, current US$ per person | Small states |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Cyprus or Small states?
- Cyprus, at 8,144 BoP, current US$ per person against 656.35 BoP, current US$ per person in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Cyprus and Small states?
- 7,488 BoP, current US$ per person, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Small states?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Cyprus ranks 7th and Small states ranks 5th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.