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

Chile
0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Chile rank
20th
Upper middle income rank
20th

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

  • Chile
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Chile's figure about 3.6 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Chile ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Upper 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 Upper middle income
1990s 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Chile
2000s 0.0257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Chile
2010s 0.0403 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0308 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Chile
2020s 0.0299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0212 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$), per unit, Chile or Upper middle income?
Chile, at 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Chile and Upper middle income?
0.0175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Upper middle income?
51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Chile and Upper middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Chile ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.