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

Hong Kong
0.3081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
5th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
7th

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

  • Hong Kong
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 0.3081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.2919 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 19.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 7th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
1980s 0.0481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
1990s 0.0615 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0538 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
2000s 0.2193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1931 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
2010s 0.3556 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3374 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
2020s 0.3364 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Hong Kong or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Hong Kong, at 0.3081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.2919 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Hong Kong ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 7th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.