Maldives vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net inflows
Foreign direct investment, net inflows over time
- Maldives
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 11.4% against 2.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 9.0%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 4.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Maldives ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 0.4% | 2.5% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 0.7% | 1.5% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 2.2% | 2.5% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 1.0% | 9.6% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 1.1% | 10.7% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, Maldives or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Maldives, at 11.4% against 2.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 9.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Maldives ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). 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 is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.