Canada vs Upper middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Canada
1,373 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Upper middle income
74.06 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Canada rank
14th
Upper middle income rank
16th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Canada
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person against 74.06 BoP, current US$ per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 1,299 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 18.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 192 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1115 BoP, current US$ per person | 59.7 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 194.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6371 BoP, current US$ per person | 193.58 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 490.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 486.68 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 1,395 BoP, current US$ per person | 19.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,375 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 1,778 BoP, current US$ per person | 68.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,710 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 2,016 BoP, current US$ per person | 85.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,931 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$), per capita, Canada or Upper middle income?
- Canada, at 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person against 74.06 BoP, current US$ per person in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Canada and Upper middle income?
- 1,299 BoP, current US$ per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Upper middle income?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Upper middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Canada ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.