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

Aruba
0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Aruba rank
32nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
35th

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

  • Aruba
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Aruba currently reports 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Aruba's figure about 25.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Aruba ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 35th of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 4 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Aruba
1990s 0.0877 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0873 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Aruba
2000s -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Aruba
2020s 0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Aruba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Aruba or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Aruba, at 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Aruba and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Aruba and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Aruba ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 35th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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