Canada vs United Kingdom: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Canada
1,373 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United Kingdom
1,251 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Canada rank
14th
United Kingdom rank
16th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,251 BoP, current US$ per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 122 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 81.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.9 BoP, current US$ per person | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 194.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 310.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 116.5 BoP, current US$ per person | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 490.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,244 BoP, current US$ per person | 752.98 BoP, current US$ per person | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 1,395 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,784 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,390 BoP, current US$ per person | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 1,778 BoP, current US$ per person | 272.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,506 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 2,016 BoP, current US$ per person | 834.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,182 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$), per capita, Canada or United Kingdom?
- Canada, at 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,251 BoP, current US$ per person in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 122 BoP, current US$ per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Canada ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.