Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual was -19.89 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at -19.89 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23,417.8% on the previous year and down 403.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 568 % change on previous year in 1972 and was at its lowest, -641.09 % change on previous year, in 1993.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -50 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 568 % change on previous year | -1236.0% |
| 1973 | 26.92 % change on previous year | -95.3% |
| 1974 | -71.51 % change on previous year | -365.6% |
| 1976 | -83.73 % change on previous year | +17.1% |
| 1978 | -33.78 % change on previous year | -59.7% |
| 1979 | -9.45 % change on previous year | -72.0% |
| 1980 | 25.44 % change on previous year | -369.2% |
| 1981 | -60.48 % change on previous year | -337.7% |
| 1982 | 17.52 % change on previous year | -129.0% |
| 1983 | -11.11 % change on previous year | -163.4% |
| 1984 | 35.67 % change on previous year | -421.0% |
| 1985 | -88.12 % change on previous year | -347.0% |
| 1986 | 64.13 % change on previous year | -172.8% |
| 1988 | -40.37 % change on previous year | -162.9% |
| 1989 | 28.52 % change on previous year | -170.7% |
| 1990 | 5.41 % change on previous year | -81.0% |
| 1991 | 136.08 % change on previous year | +2417.2% |
| 1992 | -122.3 % change on previous year | -189.9% |
| 1993 | -641.09 % change on previous year | +424.2% |
| 1994 | 143.27 % change on previous year | -122.3% |
| 1995 | 21.22 % change on previous year | -85.2% |
| 1996 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -94.0% |
| 1997 | 103.44 % change on previous year | +8068.4% |
| 1998 | -1.07 % change on previous year | -101.0% |
| 1999 | 29.43 % change on previous year | -2852.0% |
| 2000 | -20.38 % change on previous year | -169.2% |
| 2001 | 25.99 % change on previous year | -227.5% |
| 2002 | -41.77 % change on previous year | -260.7% |
| 2003 | 14.02 % change on previous year | -133.6% |
| 2004 | 227.24 % change on previous year | +1520.5% |
| 2005 | 7.65 % change on previous year | -96.6% |
| 2006 | 42.11 % change on previous year | +450.5% |
| 2007 | 160.47 % change on previous year | +281.0% |
| 2008 | 46.25 % change on previous year | -71.2% |
| 2009 | -59.12 % change on previous year | -227.8% |
| 2010 | 42.6 % change on previous year | -172.1% |
| 2011 | -47.92 % change on previous year | -212.5% |
| 2012 | 99.24 % change on previous year | -307.1% |
| 2013 | -37.22 % change on previous year | -137.5% |
| 2014 | -34.12 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 2015 | -3.95 % change on previous year | -88.4% |
| 2016 | 22.94 % change on previous year | -680.7% |
| 2017 | -15.14 % change on previous year | -166.0% |
| 2018 | 22.85 % change on previous year | -250.9% |
| 2019 | -47.5 % change on previous year | -307.9% |
| 2020 | -13.61 % change on previous year | -71.4% |
| 2021 | -69.57 % change on previous year | +411.3% |
| 2022 | 550.85 % change on previous year | -891.8% |
| 2023 | -19.14 % change on previous year | -103.5% |
| 2024 | -0.0846 % change on previous year | -99.6% |
| 2025 | -19.89 % change on previous year | +23417.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -23417.8% | -0.0846 % change on previous year | -19.89 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +8068.4% | 1.27 % change on previous year | 103.44 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +2852.0% | -1.07 % change on previous year | 29.43 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | +2417.2% | 5.41 % change on previous year | 136.08 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.49 % change on previous year | -83.73 % change on previous year | 568 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 1980s | -3.2 % change on previous year | -88.12 % change on previous year | 64.13 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | -32.44 % change on previous year | -641.09 % change on previous year | 143.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.25 % change on previous year | -59.12 % change on previous year | 227.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1771 % change on previous year | -47.92 % change on previous year | 99.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.43 % change on previous year | -69.57 % change on previous year | 550.85 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 21 Mali 163.19 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Macao 161.25 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Ireland 152.85 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Venezuela 151.74 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Uruguay 148.24 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Vietnam 138.71 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Mauritius 137.03 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 390.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1599 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,931 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.138 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6825 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was -19.89 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 568 % change on previous year in 1972.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -641.09 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 403.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows 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
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.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.