France vs Middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

France
80.27 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Middle income
267.98 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
France rank
9th
Middle income rank
10th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time

  • France
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 267.98 billion BoP, current US$ against 80.27 billion BoP, current US$ in France, a difference of 187.71 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Middle income's figure about 3.3 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.

France ranks 9th and Middle income ranks 10th of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 1.08 billion BoP, current US$ 215.90 million BoP, current US$ 869.06 million BoP, current US$ France
1980s 6.52 billion BoP, current US$ 1.53 billion BoP, current US$ 4.99 billion BoP, current US$ France
1990s 38.79 billion BoP, current US$ 11.14 billion BoP, current US$ 27.65 billion BoP, current US$ France
2000s 103.39 billion BoP, current US$ 63.86 billion BoP, current US$ 39.53 billion BoP, current US$ France
2010s 70.84 billion BoP, current US$ 215.63 billion BoP, current US$ 144.78 billion BoP, current US$ Middle income
2020s 73.66 billion BoP, current US$ 285.93 billion BoP, current US$ 212.27 billion BoP, current US$ Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, France or Middle income?
Middle income, at 267.98 billion BoP, current US$ against 80.27 billion BoP, current US$ in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between France and Middle income?
187.71 billion BoP, current US$, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Middle income?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do France and Middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
France ranks 9th and Middle income ranks 10th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.