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

Japan
540,424 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
6,899 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
10th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
9th

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

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

Japan currently reports 540,424 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 533,525 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 78.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 10th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 9th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 4,372 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,367 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 39,482 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 64.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 39,417 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 68,257 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 91.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 68,166 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 152,756 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,986 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 150,770 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 416,189 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,237 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 411,952 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 501,878 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,105 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 493,773 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Japan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Japan, at 540,424 BoP, current US$ 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$), per between Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
533,525 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Japan ranks 10th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 9th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.