Iceland vs Iraq: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Iceland
-514.02 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Iraq
-166.13 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
192nd
Iraq rank
190th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Iceland
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports -166.13 BoP, current US$ per person against -514.02 BoP, current US$ per person in Iceland, a difference of 347.89 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 192nd and Iraq ranks 190th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.4794 BoP, current US$ per person | 47.44 BoP, current US$ per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 41.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0075 BoP, current US$ per person | 41.39 BoP, current US$ per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 171.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0466 BoP, current US$ per person | 171.2 BoP, current US$ per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 5,442 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,419 BoP, current US$ per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | -1,214 BoP, current US$ per person | -82.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,131 BoP, current US$ per person | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2,906 BoP, current US$ per person | -92.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,998 BoP, current US$ per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Iceland or Iraq?
- Iraq, at -166.13 BoP, current US$ per person against -514.02 BoP, current US$ per person in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Iceland and Iraq?
- 347.89 BoP, current US$ per person, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Iraq?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Iraq rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 192nd and Iraq ranks 190th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.