Israel vs Lower middle income: Foreign direct investment, net inflows
Foreign direct investment, net inflows over time
- Israel
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 80.81 billion BoP, current US$ against 26.22 billion BoP, current US$ in Israel, a difference of 54.59 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 3.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Israel ranks 19th and Lower middle income ranks 21st of 201 countries.
Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.60 million BoP, current US$ | 845.85 million BoP, current US$ | 778.25 million BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 126.21 million BoP, current US$ | 2.48 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.35 billion BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 1.24 billion BoP, current US$ | 10.05 billion BoP, current US$ | 8.81 billion BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 6.06 billion BoP, current US$ | 43.74 billion BoP, current US$ | 37.68 billion BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 12.16 billion BoP, current US$ | 81.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 69.22 billion BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 20.00 billion BoP, current US$ | 89.06 billion BoP, current US$ | 69.06 billion BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, Israel or Lower middle income?
- Lower middle income, at 80.81 billion BoP, current US$ against 26.22 billion BoP, current US$ in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between Israel and Lower middle income?
- 54.59 billion BoP, current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Lower middle income?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Lower middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Israel ranks 19th and Lower middle income ranks 21st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.