Lower middle income vs Mexico: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Lower middle income
39.97 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Mexico
11.29 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
23rd
Mexico rank
25th

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

  • Lower middle income
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 39.97 billion BoP, current US$ against 11.29 billion BoP, current US$ in Mexico, a difference of 28.69 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 3.5 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 23rd and Mexico ranks 25th of 47 groups.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 52.53 million BoP, current US$ 2.60 million BoP, current US$ 49.93 million BoP, current US$ Lower middle income
1980s 224.81 million BoP, current US$ 82.01 million BoP, current US$ 142.80 million BoP, current US$ Lower middle income
1990s 819.62 million BoP, current US$ 399.03 million BoP, current US$ 420.59 million BoP, current US$ Lower middle income
2000s 12.01 billion BoP, current US$ 4.48 billion BoP, current US$ 7.53 billion BoP, current US$ Lower middle income
2010s 17.32 billion BoP, current US$ 11.21 billion BoP, current US$ 6.11 billion BoP, current US$ Lower middle income
2020s 25.16 billion BoP, current US$ 7.87 billion BoP, current US$ 17.29 billion BoP, current US$ Lower 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$), gaps, Lower middle income or Mexico?
Lower middle income, at 39.97 billion BoP, current US$ against 11.29 billion BoP, current US$ in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Lower middle income and Mexico?
28.69 billion BoP, current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Mexico?
41 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Lower middle income and Mexico rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Lower middle income ranks 23rd and Mexico ranks 25th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.