Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square was 10,308 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 10,308 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 163.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 13,827 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, -238.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1980.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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$), per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 14.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -70.2% |
| 1972 | 38.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +175.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -98.0% |
| 1974 | -235.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -30755.6% |
| 1975 | 171.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -172.6% |
| 1976 | 28.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -83.2% |
| 1977 | 107.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +274.1% |
| 1978 | 128.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1979 | 4.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -96.7% |
| 1980 | -238.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -5793.6% |
| 1981 | 582.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -344.2% |
| 1982 | 927.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +59.4% |
| 1983 | 450.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -51.5% |
| 1984 | 511.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1985 | 177.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -65.3% |
| 1986 | 197.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1987 | -0.5817 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -100.3% |
| 1988 | 175.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -30263.3% |
| 1989 | 138.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1990 | 247.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +79.5% |
| 1991 | 224.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 354.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +58.3% |
| 1993 | 437.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1994 | 460.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 218.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -52.6% |
| 1996 | 499.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +128.9% |
| 1997 | 902.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +80.6% |
| 1998 | 937.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 623.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 2000 | 991.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +59.1% |
| 2001 | 887.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 858.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1,648 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +92.0% |
| 2004 | 2,705 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +64.1% |
| 2005 | 5,370 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +98.5% |
| 2006 | 8,011 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +49.2% |
| 2007 | 9,019 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 6,743 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2009 | 3,973 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -41.1% |
| 2010 | 5,173 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2011 | 4,184 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2012 | 4,510 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 3,912 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 2,591 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 2015 | 2,979 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 5,236 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +75.8% |
| 2017 | 7,549 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 2018 | 11,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +46.0% |
| 2019 | 6,925 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 2020 | 6,811 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 13,827 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +103.0% |
| 2022 | 9,644 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 2023 | 10,308 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -30755.6% | 0.7685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -235.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1988 | +30263.3% | -0.5817 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 175.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1980 | -5793.6% | 4.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -238.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -235.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 171.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 292.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -238.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 927.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 490.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 218.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 937.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,021 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 858.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,019 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,591 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,148 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,811 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13,827 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 5 Cayman Islands 50.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 6 Macau, China 34.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 7 Bahrain 9.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 8 Bermuda 2.79 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 9 Maldives 2.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 10 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.33 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 11 Israel 747,241 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
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All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 10,308 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 13,827 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -238.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.