How does Egypt rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?

Egypt ranks 54th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.

Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is up 101.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Egypt

Name: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Egypt
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Egypt: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 64.7%

World rank

54th

of 200 countries

All-time high

0.1197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

All-time low

-0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2011

Years of data

1970–2025

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Egypt, 1970–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.7% on the previous year and up 101.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Egypt peaked at 0.1197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.

Egypt ranks 54th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Egypt, 1970 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+217.3%
1972	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-98.8%
1973	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2048.8%
1974	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-79.7%
1975	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4782.4%
1976	0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+566.1%
1977	0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+58.8%
1978	0.0215 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+195.2%
1979	0.0675 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+214.2%
1980	0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-62.5%
1981	0.034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.4%
1982	0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-68.8%
1983	0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+49.1%
1984	0.0215 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.6%
1985	0.0302 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+40.5%
1986	0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1987	0.0234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.6%
1988	0.034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+45.2%
1989	0.0314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
1990	0.0171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-45.7%
1991	0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-60.4%
1992	0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+62.1%
1993	0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1994	0.0242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+128.7%
1995	0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-58.9%
1996	0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1997	0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.7%
1998	0.0127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
1999	0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2000	0.0124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
2001	0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-57.4%
2002	0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+44.1%
2003	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-61.1%
2004	0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+438.0%
2005	0.06 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+276.9%
2006	0.0935 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+55.9%
2007	0.0888 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2008	0.0583 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-34.3%
2009	0.0355 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-39.2%
2010	0.0292 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.8%
2011	-0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-107.0%
2012	0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-590.0%
2013	0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+45.0%
2014	0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
2015	0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.3%
2016	0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.0%
2017	0.0298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.3%
2018	0.031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
2019	0.0283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
2020	0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-46.1%
2021	0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.9%
2022	0.0239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+98.2%
2023	0.0249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
2024	0.1197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+381.7%
2025	0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-64.7%

Egypt compared with similar countries

Egypt's 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Egypt's 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Egypt 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
1975	+4782.4%	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1973	+2048.8%	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2012	+590.0%	-0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1976	+566.1%	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2004	+438.0%	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0675 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0935 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

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56 Barbados 0.0399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Egypt?: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Egypt was 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 0.1197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was -0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
How does Egypt rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Egypt ranks 54th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is up 101.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Egypt data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (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.

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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (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: 247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (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.