Canada vs Germany: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Canada
1,373 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Germany
1,295 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Canada rank
14th
Germany rank
15th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Canada
- Germany
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person in Germany, a difference of 78 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 14th and Germany ranks 15th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 28.67 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 194.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 85.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 108.76 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 490.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 565.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 74.29 BoP, current US$ per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 1,395 BoP, current US$ per person | 983.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 410.84 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 1,778 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,614 BoP, current US$ per person | 164.26 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 2,016 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,664 BoP, current US$ per person | 352.63 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Canada or Germany?
- Canada, at 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Canada and Germany?
- 78 BoP, current US$ per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Germany?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Germany rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Canada ranks 14th and Germany ranks 15th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.