Arab World vs United States of America: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Arab World
69.31 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United States of America
1,235 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Arab World rank
17th
United States of America rank
17th

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

  • Arab World
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person against 69.31 BoP, current US$ per person in Arab World, a difference of 1,166 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes United States of America's figure about 17.8 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

Arab World ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 17th of 47 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3525 BoP, current US$ per person 50.29 BoP, current US$ per person 49.94 BoP, current US$ per person United States of America
1980s 3.51 BoP, current US$ per person 80.96 BoP, current US$ per person 77.45 BoP, current US$ per person United States of America
1990s 1.44 BoP, current US$ per person 408.59 BoP, current US$ per person 407.16 BoP, current US$ per person United States of America
2000s 43.01 BoP, current US$ per person 876.26 BoP, current US$ per person 833.25 BoP, current US$ per person United States of America
2010s 88.64 BoP, current US$ per person 925.17 BoP, current US$ per person 836.53 BoP, current US$ per person United States of America
2020s 127.18 BoP, current US$ per person 1,045 BoP, current US$ per person 918.06 BoP, current US$ per person United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Arab World or United States of America?
United States of America, at 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person against 69.31 BoP, current US$ per person in Arab World as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Arab World and United States of America?
1,166 BoP, current US$ per person, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and United States of America?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Arab World and United States of America rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Arab World ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 17th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.