What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?

The highest recorded value was 0.0511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006.

What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?

The lowest recorded value was -0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.

How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.

Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?

Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Name: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 56.7%

Rank

7th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.0511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2006

All-time low

-0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1974

Years of data

1970–2025

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2025

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

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.

That represents a change of down 56.7% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.0511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006 and was at its lowest, -0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1974.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-73.8%
1972	0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+133.4%
1973	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-98.5%
1974	-0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16975.5%
1975	0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-166.1%
1976	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-86.4%
1977	0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+222.4%
1978	0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.4%
1979	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-97.5%
1980	-0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4527.9%
1981	0.0115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-337.0%
1982	0.0183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+58.9%
1983	0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-52.1%
1984	0.0098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.4%
1985	0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-65.9%
1986	0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
1987	-0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-100.3%
1988	0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-30272.1%
1989	0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.7%
1990	0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.7%
1991	0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.3%
1992	0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+50.0%
1993	0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.4%
1994	0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1995	0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-57.2%
1996	0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+106.7%
1997	0.0127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+73.1%
1998	0.0134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
1999	0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-38.6%
2000	0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.2%
2001	0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
2002	0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2003	0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+72.2%
2004	0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.2%
2005	0.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+66.7%
2006	0.0511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.6%
2007	0.0487 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2008	0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-39.5%
2009	0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-34.7%
2010	0.0215 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
2011	0.0144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.8%
2012	0.0144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2013	0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.5%
2014	0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-34.4%
2015	0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.8%
2016	0.0183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+72.6%
2017	0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+37.6%
2018	0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+36.8%
2019	0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-36.7%
2020	0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
2021	0.0405 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+69.0%
2022	0.0242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-40.2%
2023	0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.8%
2024	0.0374 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+40.9%
2025	0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-56.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 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
1988	+30272.1%	-0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1974	-16975.5%	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1980	-4527.9%	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0405 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

4 Guyana 0.3499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
5 Hong Kong, China 0.3081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
6 Cyprus 0.2708 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
7 Singapore 0.2634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
8 Palau 0.2149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
9 Mozambique 0.1542 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
10 Namibia 0.1418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,005 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.4665 % change on previous year (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,080 current US$ per person (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 59.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 83.25 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -56.43 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →

Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.0162 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$), per unit recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: The highest recorded value was 0.0511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: The lowest recorded value was -0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. 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 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.