Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Pakistan: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Iran, Islamic Republic of
0.9766 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Pakistan
1.05 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
139th
Pakistan rank
138th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Pakistan
-5051015197620002025

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.9766 BoP, current US$ per person in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 0.0734 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Pakistan ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 139th and Pakistan ranks 138th of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0548 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0548 BoP, current US$ per person Pakistan
1990s 0.6251 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per person 0.6006 BoP, current US$ per person Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s 1.44 BoP, current US$ per person 0.2883 BoP, current US$ per person 1.15 BoP, current US$ per person Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s 3.13 BoP, current US$ per person 0.2608 BoP, current US$ per person 2.87 BoP, current US$ per person Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s 0.9732 BoP, current US$ per person 1.21 BoP, current US$ per person 0.2328 BoP, current US$ per person Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.9766 BoP, current US$ per person in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Pakistan?
0.0734 BoP, current US$ per person, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Pakistan?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Pakistan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 139th and Pakistan ranks 138th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.