Brazil vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Brazil
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 49.62 billion BoP, current US$ against 30.18 billion BoP, current US$ in Brazil, a difference of 19.45 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 1.6 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.19 million BoP, current US$ | 53.73 million BoP, current US$ | 34.46 million BoP, current US$ | Brazil |
| 1980s | 223.90 million BoP, current US$ | 816.14 million BoP, current US$ | 592.24 million BoP, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1990s | 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 45.71 million BoP, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2000s | 8.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 25.13 billion BoP, current US$ | 16.74 billion BoP, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2010s | 14.52 billion BoP, current US$ | 53.57 billion BoP, current US$ | 39.05 billion BoP, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2020s | 21.30 billion BoP, current US$ | 104.14 billion BoP, current US$ | 82.84 billion BoP, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Brazil or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 49.62 billion BoP, current US$ against 30.18 billion BoP, current US$ in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Brazil and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 19.45 billion BoP, current US$, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Brazil ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.