How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Cyprus?

51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Cyprus: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Arab World

0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Cyprus

0.2708 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Arab World rank

8th

Cyprus rank

6th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time

Arab World
Cyprus

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 0.2708 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Arab World, a difference of 0.2563 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 18.6 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Cyprus ahead.

Arab World ranks 8th and Cyprus ranks 6th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 1 and Cyprus in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Cyprus	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0527 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0494 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Cyprus
1980s	0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Cyprus
1990s	0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0291 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Cyprus
2000s	0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3622 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Cyprus
2010s	0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.98 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.97 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Cyprus
2020s	0.0215 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7614 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Arab World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Arab World or Cyprus?: Cyprus, at 0.2708 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Arab World as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Arab World and Cyprus?: 0.2563 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Cyprus?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Arab World and Cyprus rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Arab World ranks 8th and Cyprus ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.