Iran vs Pakistan: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Iran
0.9766 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Pakistan
1.05 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Iran rank
139th
Pakistan rank
138th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Iran
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.9766 BoP, current US$ per person in Iran, a difference of 0.0734 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Pakistan ahead.
Iran ranks 139th and Pakistan ranks 138th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | 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 |
| 2000s | 1.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2883 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.15 BoP, current US$ per person | Iran |
| 2010s | 3.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2608 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.87 BoP, current US$ per person | Iran |
| 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$), per capita, Iran or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.9766 BoP, current US$ per person in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Iran and Pakistan?
- 0.0734 BoP, current US$ per person, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Pakistan?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Pakistan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Iran ranks 139th and Pakistan ranks 138th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.