Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 59.93 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 59.93 BoP, current US$ per person.
That represents a change of down 70.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 203.42 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.7942 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1990.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th 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$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.053 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0234 BoP, current US$ per person | -55.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0304 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0375 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per person | -72.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5528 BoP, current US$ per person | +5219.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4949 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.5% |
| 1977 | 0.7098 BoP, current US$ per person | +43.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6955 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | -0.4206 BoP, current US$ per person | -160.5% |
| 1980 | 2.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -702.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0784 BoP, current US$ per person | -96.9% |
| 1982 | 2.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +2552.9% |
| 1983 | 1.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8147 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6726 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.4% |
| 1986 | 1.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +113.6% |
| 1987 | 3.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +127.7% |
| 1988 | 6.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +102.1% |
| 1989 | 5.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.3% |
| 1990 | -0.7942 BoP, current US$ per person | -114.9% |
| 1991 | 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -239.4% |
| 1992 | 4.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +351.0% |
| 1993 | 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -61.3% |
| 1994 | 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.2% |
| 1995 | 1.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 8.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +582.5% |
| 1997 | 2.77 BoP, current US$ per person | -66.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8121 BoP, current US$ per person | -70.7% |
| 1999 | 4.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +436.4% |
| 2000 | 11.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +170.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4767 BoP, current US$ per person | -95.9% |
| 2002 | 7.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +1478.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9645 BoP, current US$ per person | -87.2% |
| 2004 | 33.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +3327.4% |
| 2005 | 46.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +41.5% |
| 2006 | 93.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +100.1% |
| 2007 | 104.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 113.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 24.04 BoP, current US$ per person | -78.8% |
| 2010 | 52.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +117.1% |
| 2011 | 54.24 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 26 BoP, current US$ per person | -52.1% |
| 2013 | 58.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +123.5% |
| 2014 | 53.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 60.28 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 70.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 105.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.3% |
| 2018 | 169 BoP, current US$ per person | +60.1% |
| 2019 | 115.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.8% |
| 2020 | 99.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 164.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +64.2% |
| 2022 | 154.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 109.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.3% |
| 2024 | 203.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +86.1% |
| 2025 | 59.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -70.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +5219.3% | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5528 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2004 | +3327.4% | 0.9645 BoP, current US$ per person | 33.06 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1982 | +2552.9% | 0.0784 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.08 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2002 | +1478.6% | 0.4767 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.53 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1980 | +702.1% | -0.4206 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.53 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2187 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.4206 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7098 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0784 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.7942 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4767 BoP, current US$ per person | 113.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 26 BoP, current US$ per person | 169 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 131.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 59.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 203.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 15 Germany 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,251 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 17 United States of America 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 18 Finland 1,183 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 19 France 1,168 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 20 Cyprus 1,144 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 21 Qatar 1,125 BoP, current US$ per person compare
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$), per unit 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (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$), annual -56.43 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 59.93 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 203.42 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7942 BoP, current US$ per person in 1990.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 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.