Colombia vs Mexico: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Colombia
90.31 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Mexico
85.55 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
60th
Mexico rank
62nd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Colombia
- Mexico
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 90.31 BoP, current US$ per person against 85.55 BoP, current US$ per person in Mexico, a difference of 4.76 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 60th and Mexico ranks 62nd of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9406 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0396 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.901 BoP, current US$ per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4692 BoP, current US$ per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 41.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 41.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1598 BoP, current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 97.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 94.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.01 BoP, current US$ per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 60.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 60.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3496 BoP, current US$ per person | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Colombia or Mexico?
- Colombia, at 90.31 BoP, current US$ per person against 85.55 BoP, current US$ per person in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Colombia and Mexico?
- 4.76 BoP, current US$ per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Colombia ranks 60th and Mexico ranks 62nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.