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
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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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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.