Egypt vs Norway: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Egypt
0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Norway
0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Egypt rank
112th
Norway rank
110th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Egypt
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Egypt, a difference of 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Norway ahead.
Egypt ranks 112th and Norway ranks 110th of 191 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0485 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0332 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Egypt or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Egypt and Norway?
- 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Norway?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Norway rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Egypt ranks 112th and Norway ranks 110th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.