India vs Upper middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) over time
- India
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 253.01 billion BoP, current US$ against 38.21 billion BoP, current US$ in India, a difference of 214.80 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 6.6 times India's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
India ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 193 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 310.42 million BoP, current US$ | 310.42 million BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 4.40 million BoP, current US$ | 1.31 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 69.83 million BoP, current US$ | 10.17 billion BoP, current US$ | 10.10 billion BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 7.50 billion BoP, current US$ | 52.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 45.42 billion BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 9.88 billion BoP, current US$ | 198.42 billion BoP, current US$ | 188.54 billion BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 19.87 billion BoP, current US$ | 265.35 billion BoP, current US$ | 245.48 billion BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows, India or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 253.01 billion BoP, current US$ against 38.21 billion BoP, current US$ in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows between India and Upper middle income?
- 214.80 billion BoP, current US$, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Upper middle income?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do India and Upper middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
- India ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). 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 refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.