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

Bahrain
1.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
6,899 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahrain rank
7th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
9th

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

  • Bahrain
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
-2.0M02.0M4.0M197019962023

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 1.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 6,899 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 1.38 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 201.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Bahrain ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 9th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 5 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 13,950 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 64.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,885 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bahrain
1990s 187,407 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 91.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 187,316 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bahrain
2000s 789,281 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,986 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 787,294 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bahrain
2010s 560,800 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,237 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 556,563 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bahrain
2020s 919,302 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,105 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 911,197 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Bahrain or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Bahrain, at 1.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 6,899 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Bahrain and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
1.38 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Bahrain ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 9th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.