Iraq vs Norway: Foreign direct investment, net inflows

Iraq
-7.65 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Norway
-7.82 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Iraq rank
193rd
Norway rank
194th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows over time

  • Iraq
  • Norway
-20.0B-10.0B010.0B20.0B30.0B197019972025

How they compare

Iraq currently reports -7.65 billion BoP, current US$ against -7.82 billion BoP, current US$ in Norway, a difference of 171.80 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Norway ahead.

Iraq ranks 193rd and Norway ranks 194th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Norway Difference Ahead
1970s -5.38 million BoP, current US$ 308.45 million BoP, current US$ 313.84 million BoP, current US$ Norway
1980s -243,900 BoP, current US$ 390.86 million BoP, current US$ 391.10 million BoP, current US$ Norway
1990s 1.04 million BoP, current US$ 2.21 billion BoP, current US$ 2.21 billion BoP, current US$ Norway
2000s 661.71 million BoP, current US$ 9.96 billion BoP, current US$ 9.30 billion BoP, current US$ Norway
2010s -3.25 billion BoP, current US$ 6.69 billion BoP, current US$ 9.93 billion BoP, current US$ Norway
2020s -4.12 billion BoP, current US$ 11.05 billion BoP, current US$ 15.17 billion BoP, current US$ Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, Iraq or Norway?
Iraq, at -7.65 billion BoP, current US$ against -7.82 billion BoP, current US$ in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between Iraq and Norway?
171.80 million BoP, current US$, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Norway?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Norway rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
Iraq ranks 193rd and Norway ranks 194th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 12,232 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.