Maldives vs Upper middle income: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Maldives
1,527 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Upper middle income
96.24 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Maldives rank
23rd
Upper middle income rank
20th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Maldives
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1,527 BoP, current US$ per person against 96.24 BoP, current US$ per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 1,431 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Maldives's figure about 15.9 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Maldives ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 202 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.23 BoP, current US$ per person | Maldives |
| 1980s | 6.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.3 BoP, current US$ per person | Maldives |
| 1990s | 33.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 31.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.53 BoP, current US$ per person | Maldives |
| 2000s | 229.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 84.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 145.4 BoP, current US$ per person | Maldives |
| 2010s | 994.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 170.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 823.32 BoP, current US$ per person | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1,301 BoP, current US$ per person | 142.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,158 BoP, current US$ per person | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Maldives or Upper middle income?
- Maldives, at 1,527 BoP, current US$ per person against 96.24 BoP, current US$ per person in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Maldives and Upper middle income?
- 1,431 BoP, current US$ per person, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Upper middle income?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Upper middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Maldives ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.