Belgium vs Iraq: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Belgium
-0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iraq
-0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Belgium rank
197th
Iraq rank
194th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Belgium
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports -0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Belgium, a difference of 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 197th and Iraq ranks 194th of 200 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0143 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.05 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0475 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.2011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1901 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.0418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 2020s | -0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Belgium or Iraq?
- Iraq, at -0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Belgium and Iraq?
- 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iraq?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Iraq rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Belgium ranks 197th and Iraq ranks 194th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.