Chile vs Low & middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Chile
0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Low & middle income
0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Chile rank
20th
Low & middle income rank
22nd

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

  • Chile
  • Low & middle income
00.020.040.060.08197019972025

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Chile's figure about 3.8 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Low & middle income ahead.

Chile ranks 20th and Low & middle income ranks 22nd of 191 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Low & middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Low & middle income
1980s 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Low & middle income
1990s 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Chile
2000s 0.0257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Chile
2010s 0.0403 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0319 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Chile
2020s 0.0299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Chile or Low & middle income?
Chile, at 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Chile and Low & middle income?
0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Low & middle income?
51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Chile and Low & middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Chile ranks 20th and Low & middle income ranks 22nd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.