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

Cyprus
0.038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cyprus rank
9th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
10th

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

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

Cyprus currently reports 0.038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.0283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 3.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Cyprus ranks 9th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th of 191 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cyprus
2000s 0.3378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cyprus
2010s 2.28 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 2.27 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cyprus
2020s -1.05 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.08 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Cyprus or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Cyprus, at 0.038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Cyprus and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.0283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Cyprus and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Cyprus ranks 9th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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
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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.