Finland vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Finland
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Finland's figure about 25.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 31st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 191 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.0357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0351 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.0567 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0541 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.0227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.0379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Finland or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Finland, at 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Finland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Finland ranks 31st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.