Italy 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
- Italy
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 49.62 billion BoP, current US$ against 22.90 billion BoP, current US$ in Italy, a difference of 26.72 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 2.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 298.28 million BoP, current US$ | 53.73 million BoP, current US$ | 244.54 million BoP, current US$ | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 816.14 million BoP, current US$ | 1.20 billion BoP, current US$ | Italy |
| 1990s | 7.06 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.91 billion BoP, current US$ | Italy |
| 2000s | 36.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 25.13 billion BoP, current US$ | 11.69 billion BoP, current US$ | Italy |
| 2010s | 24.71 billion BoP, current US$ | 53.57 billion BoP, current US$ | 28.86 billion BoP, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2020s | 34.90 billion BoP, current US$ | 104.14 billion BoP, current US$ | 69.24 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$), gaps, Italy or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 49.62 billion BoP, current US$ against 22.90 billion BoP, current US$ in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Italy and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 26.72 billion BoP, current US$, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Italy ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.