Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.2% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 18.08 BoP, current US$ per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, -1.45 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1993.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0319 BoP, current US$ per person | +550.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0393 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per person | -72.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1808 BoP, current US$ per person | +1559.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0286 BoP, current US$ per person | -84.2% |
| 1977 | 0.505 BoP, current US$ per person | +1669.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3246 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2853 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3471 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 1981 | 0.133 BoP, current US$ per person | -61.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1515 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1306 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1717 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0198 BoP, current US$ per person | -88.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0315 BoP, current US$ per person | +59.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5481 BoP, current US$ per person | +1642.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3173 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.1% |
| 1989 | 0.396 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4033 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9257 BoP, current US$ per person | +129.5% |
| 1992 | -0.2008 BoP, current US$ per person | -121.7% |
| 1993 | -1.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +621.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6112 BoP, current US$ per person | -142.2% |
| 1995 | 0.723 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7149 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +98.7% |
| 1998 | 1.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 1.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.5% |
| 2000 | 1.35 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.1% |
| 2001 | 1.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9503 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.0% |
| 2003 | 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 3.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +219.9% |
| 2005 | 3.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 4.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.9% |
| 2007 | 12.63 BoP, current US$ per person | +154.8% |
| 2008 | 18.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +43.1% |
| 2009 | 7.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -60.0% |
| 2010 | 10.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.5% |
| 2011 | 5.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -49.0% |
| 2012 | 10.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +95.3% |
| 2013 | 6.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.4% |
| 2014 | 4 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.3% |
| 2015 | 3.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 4.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.9% |
| 2017 | 3.81 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 4.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.4% |
| 2020 | 2.02 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6029 BoP, current US$ per person | -70.1% |
| 2022 | 3.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +539.9% |
| 2023 | 3.07 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.5% |
| 2024 | 3.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +1669.0% | 0.0286 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.505 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1987 | +1642.4% | 0.0315 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5481 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1975 | +1559.3% | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1808 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1993 | -621.5% | -0.2008 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.45 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1972 | +550.2% | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0319 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2022 | +539.9% | 0.6029 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.86 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1421 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.505 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2246 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0198 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5481 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.626 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9503 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6029 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 29 Portugal 639.78 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 30 Kuwait 614.43 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 31 Bermuda 522.99 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 32 Slovenia 498.62 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 33 Chile 437.31 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 34 Bahamas 406.05 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 35 Italy 388.75 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6825 current US$ per US$ of GDP (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)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 452.38 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2,107 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 390.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,931 current US$ per person (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$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.08 BoP, current US$ per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.45 BoP, current US$ per person in 1993.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. 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$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.