Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs United Kingdom: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
59.93 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United Kingdom
1,251 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
18th
United Kingdom rank
16th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 1,251 BoP, current US$ per person against 59.93 BoP, current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 1,191 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 20.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 47 groups.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2187 BoP, current US$ per person 81.71 BoP, current US$ per person 81.5 BoP, current US$ per person United Kingdom
1980s 2.4 BoP, current US$ per person 310.72 BoP, current US$ per person 308.32 BoP, current US$ per person United Kingdom
1990s 2.6 BoP, current US$ per person 1,244 BoP, current US$ per person 1,241 BoP, current US$ per person United Kingdom
2000s 43.6 BoP, current US$ per person 2,784 BoP, current US$ per person 2,741 BoP, current US$ per person United Kingdom
2010s 76.41 BoP, current US$ per person 272.22 BoP, current US$ per person 195.81 BoP, current US$ per person United Kingdom
2020s 131.9 BoP, current US$ per person 834.12 BoP, current US$ per person 702.22 BoP, current US$ per person United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 1,251 BoP, current US$ per person against 59.93 BoP, current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Kingdom?
1,191 BoP, current US$ per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Kingdom?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Kingdom rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.