Gambia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Gambia
0.0966 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Gambia rank
23rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
21st

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

  • Gambia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.0966 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.0869 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Gambia's figure about 9.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Gambia ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 21st of 200 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia
1980s 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia
1990s 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia
2000s 0.054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0323 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia
2010s 0.0377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia
2020s 0.1035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Gambia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Gambia, at 0.0966 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Gambia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.0869 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Gambia ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 21st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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

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.