United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs Upper middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1,251 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Upper middle income
74.06 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
16th
Upper middle income rank
16th

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

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 1,251 BoP, current US$ per person against 74.06 BoP, current US$ per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 1,177 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 16.9 times Upper middle income's.

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

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 192 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 81.71 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1115 BoP, current US$ per person 81.6 BoP, current US$ per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 310.72 BoP, current US$ per person 0.6371 BoP, current US$ per person 310.08 BoP, current US$ per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 1,244 BoP, current US$ per person 4.21 BoP, current US$ per person 1,240 BoP, current US$ per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 2,784 BoP, current US$ per person 19.57 BoP, current US$ per person 2,765 BoP, current US$ per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 272.22 BoP, current US$ per person 68.16 BoP, current US$ per person 204.06 BoP, current US$ per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 834.12 BoP, current US$ per person 85.36 BoP, current US$ per person 748.76 BoP, current US$ per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or Upper middle income?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 1,251 BoP, current US$ 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$), per capita between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Upper middle income?
1,177 BoP, current US$ per person, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Upper middle income?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Upper middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.