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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Namibia
0.1418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
7th
Namibia rank
10th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Namibia
00.050.10.150.2197019972025

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.1418 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 0.1256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Namibia's figure about 8.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Namibia ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 7th and Namibia ranks 10th of 47 groups.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
1990s 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2000s 0.0262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0633 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2010s 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0402 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2020s 0.0305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0925 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.1418 BoP, current US$ 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$), per unit between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Namibia?
0.1256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Namibia?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Namibia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 7th and Namibia ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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

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.