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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Thailand
0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
34th
Thailand rank
35th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Thailand
00.010.020.030.04197019972025

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.0162 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 0.0154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Thailand's figure about 19.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 35th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
1990s 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
2000s 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
2010s 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
2020s 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0236 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Thailand?
Thailand, at 0.0162 BoP, current US$ 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$), per unit between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Thailand?
0.0154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Thailand?
51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Thailand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 35th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.