Canada vs United States: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Canada
1,373 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United States
1,235 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Canada rank
14th
United States rank
17th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person in United States, a difference of 138 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 14th and United States ranks 17th of 192 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 50.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.52 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 194.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 80.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 113.26 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 490.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 408.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 82.3 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 1,395 BoP, current US$ per person | 876.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 518.35 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 1,778 BoP, current US$ per person | 925.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 852.8 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 2,016 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,045 BoP, current US$ per person | 971.01 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$), per capita, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Canada and United States?
- 138 BoP, current US$ per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Canada ranks 14th and United States ranks 17th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.