Canada vs European Union: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Canada
- European Union
How they compare
European Union currently reports 210.38 billion BoP, current US$ against 57.17 billion BoP, current US$ in Canada, a difference of 153.21 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes European Union's figure about 3.7 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was European Union ahead.
Canada ranks 13th and European Union ranks 15th of 192 countries.
European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | European Union | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.40 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.52 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.13 billion BoP, current US$ | European Union |
| 1980s | 5.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 28.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 23.65 billion BoP, current US$ | European Union |
| 1990s | 14.52 billion BoP, current US$ | 173.08 billion BoP, current US$ | 158.56 billion BoP, current US$ | European Union |
| 2000s | 45.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 756.17 billion BoP, current US$ | 711.15 billion BoP, current US$ | European Union |
| 2010s | 63.65 billion BoP, current US$ | 699.65 billion BoP, current US$ | 636.00 billion BoP, current US$ | European Union |
| 2020s | 79.89 billion BoP, current US$ | 373.49 billion BoP, current US$ | 293.60 billion BoP, current US$ | European Union |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Canada or European Union?
- European Union, at 210.38 billion BoP, current US$ against 57.17 billion BoP, current US$ in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Canada and European Union?
- 153.21 billion BoP, current US$, with European Union ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and European Union?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Canada and European Union rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Canada ranks 13th and European Union ranks 15th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.