Germany vs Low & middle income: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Germany
1,140 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Low & middle income
55.81 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Germany rank
29th
Low & middle income rank
28th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Germany
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1,140 BoP, current US$ per person against 55.81 BoP, current US$ per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Germany's figure about 20.4 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 29th and Low & middle income ranks 28th of 202 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.58 BoP, current US$ per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 10.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.61 BoP, current US$ per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 188.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 169.34 BoP, current US$ per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 834.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 51.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 783.4 BoP, current US$ per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 977.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 98.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 879.75 BoP, current US$ per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 1,260 BoP, current US$ per person | 77.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,182 BoP, current US$ per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Germany or Low & middle income?
- Germany, at 1,140 BoP, current US$ per person against 55.81 BoP, current US$ per person in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Germany and Low & middle income?
- 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Low & middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Low & middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Germany ranks 29th and Low & middle income ranks 28th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.