Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Arab World
Arab World: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per was 4,100 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Arab World, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Arab World is 4,100 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.1% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Arab World peaked at 6,217 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, -155.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places Arab World 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, 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$), per in Arab World, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.178 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.089 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5945 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +568.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7546 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1974 | 0.215 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -71.5% |
| 1975 | 11.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5462.6% |
| 1976 | 10.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1977 | 15.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +50.3% |
| 1978 | 15.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | -10.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -165.4% |
| 1980 | 63.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -718.6% |
| 1981 | -8.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -112.8% |
| 1982 | 38.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -572.2% |
| 1983 | 22.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -41.9% |
| 1984 | 21.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 11.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 1986 | 32.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +172.7% |
| 1987 | 85.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +164.7% |
| 1988 | 197.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +132.3% |
| 1989 | 162.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1990 | -48.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -129.8% |
| 1991 | 6.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -114.4% |
| 1992 | 123.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1666.9% |
| 1993 | 28.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -76.5% |
| 1994 | -16.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -158.2% |
| 1995 | -49.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +194.4% |
| 1996 | 242.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -590.0% |
| 1997 | 18.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -92.3% |
| 1998 | -81.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -539.0% |
| 1999 | 106.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -230.4% |
| 2000 | 204.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +92.9% |
| 2001 | -63.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -130.8% |
| 2002 | 264.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -519.4% |
| 2003 | -155.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -158.9% |
| 2004 | 706.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -554.1% |
| 2005 | 1,037 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +46.7% |
| 2006 | 2,030 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +95.8% |
| 2007 | 3,327 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +63.9% |
| 2008 | 3,918 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2009 | 1,682 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -57.1% |
| 2010 | 1,875 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 2,788 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +48.7% |
| 2012 | 1,644 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -41.0% |
| 2013 | 3,307 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +101.1% |
| 2014 | 3,080 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 2,849 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 3,171 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 2,747 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 3,304 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2019 | 3,490 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 2,330 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -33.2% |
| 2021 | 3,551 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +52.4% |
| 2022 | 6,217 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +75.1% |
| 2023 | 4,100 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -34.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Arab World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +5462.6% | 0.215 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +1666.9% | 6.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 123.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 15.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 197.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -81.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 242.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,295 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -155.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,918 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,825 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,644 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,490 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,049 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,330 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,217 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 13 Germany 332,504 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 14 Korea 329,630 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 15 United Arab Emirates 314,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 16 Aruba 304,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 17 Denmark 284,592 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 18 Switzerland 237,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 19 Naoero 227,756 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Arab World
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 109.61 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,228 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1627 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) -0.4924 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,308 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6095 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 69.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Arab World?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Arab World was 4,100 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 6,217 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was -155.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Arab World rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Arab World ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.