Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square was 1,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 1,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 18.6% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 4,079 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1975.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 18.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -61.6% |
| 1972 | 32.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +73.5% |
| 1973 | 46.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +46.0% |
| 1974 | 69.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +49.2% |
| 1975 | 10.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -84.9% |
| 1976 | 56.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +433.5% |
| 1977 | 31.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -43.9% |
| 1978 | 84.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +169.1% |
| 1979 | 95.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 30.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -68.0% |
| 1981 | 65.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +113.6% |
| 1982 | 25.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -61.0% |
| 1983 | 37.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +47.9% |
| 1984 | 104.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +176.6% |
| 1985 | 155.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +48.7% |
| 1986 | 115.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 1987 | 88.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 1988 | 173.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +96.5% |
| 1989 | 184.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 95.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -47.9% |
| 1991 | 140.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +46.7% |
| 1992 | 270.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +91.9% |
| 1993 | 312.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 286.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 178.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 1996 | 244.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 1997 | 534.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +118.3% |
| 1998 | 433.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1999 | 394.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 533.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 2001 | 749.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +40.5% |
| 2002 | 927.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 2003 | 1,176 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2004 | 1,184 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2,053 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +73.4% |
| 2006 | 3,476 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +69.3% |
| 2007 | 3,918 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 4,079 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 3,113 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 2,780 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 1,766 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -36.5% |
| 2012 | 2,371 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 2013 | 1,776 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 2014 | 942.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -46.9% |
| 2015 | 1,075 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 1,593 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +48.2% |
| 2017 | 1,901 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 1,690 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 1,597 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 1,205 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2021 | 1,169 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 1,774 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +51.8% |
| 2023 | 1,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -18.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +433.5% | 10.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 56.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 95.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 25.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 184.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 289.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 95.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 534.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,121 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 533.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,079 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,749 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 942.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,780 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,398 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,169 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,774 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 38 Lebanon 64,070 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 39 Dominica 64,021 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 40 Lithuania 61,200 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 41 Croatia 59,720 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 42 Albania 59,160 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 43 Viet Nam 59,024 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 44 Serbia 58,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1377 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,924 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6806 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 453.08 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1603 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 389.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 1,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 4,079 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.