Guinea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) over time
- Guinea
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 22.70 billion BoP, current US$ against 7.76 billion BoP, current US$ in Guinea, a difference of 14.94 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.9 times Guinea's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 43rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 204 countries.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97,143 BoP, current US$ | 569.10 million BoP, current US$ | 569.01 million BoP, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 5.03 million BoP, current US$ | 986.11 million BoP, current US$ | 981.08 million BoP, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 20.24 million BoP, current US$ | 3.00 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.98 billion BoP, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 130.73 million BoP, current US$ | 21.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 21.26 billion BoP, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 459.39 million BoP, current US$ | 16.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 16.22 billion BoP, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 1.92 billion BoP, current US$ | 21.80 billion BoP, current US$ | 19.88 billion BoP, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, Guinea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 22.70 billion BoP, current US$ against 7.76 billion BoP, current US$ in Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between Guinea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 14.94 billion BoP, current US$, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Guinea ranks 43rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). 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 refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.