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

The highest recorded value was 0.0324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.

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

The lowest recorded value was -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

Name: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 70.2%

Rank

10th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.0324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

All-time low

-0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1990

Years of data

1970–2025

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (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

In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.2% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.0324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1990.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (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	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-60.1%
1972	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.4%
1973	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1974	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-84.3%
1975	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4885.8%
1976	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.7%
1977	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.4%
1978	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1979	-0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-148.0%
1980	0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-583.2%
1981	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-96.9%
1982	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2631.1%
1983	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-44.1%
1984	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.9%
1985	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.2%
1986	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+117.7%
1987	0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+151.6%
1988	0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+108.4%
1989	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.3%
1990	-0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-112.0%
1991	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-278.1%
1992	0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+339.9%
1993	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-57.6%
1994	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-34.0%
1995	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.5%
1996	0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+531.6%
1997	0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-67.1%
1998	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-69.3%
1999	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+407.5%
2000	0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+140.3%
2001	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-95.8%
2002	0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1524.0%
2003	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-88.2%
2004	0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2877.2%
2005	0.0153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.7%
2006	0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+75.3%
2007	0.0261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2008	0.0234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
2009	0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-75.9%
2010	0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+89.8%
2011	0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
2012	0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-54.6%
2013	0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+130.4%
2014	0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2015	0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.3%
2016	0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.5%
2017	0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+45.9%
2018	0.0304 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+52.4%
2019	0.0213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-30.1%
2020	0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2021	0.0292 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.7%
2022	0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.7%
2023	0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.9%
2024	0.0324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+82.2%
2025	0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-70.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (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
1975	+4885.8%	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2004	+2877.2%	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1982	+2631.1%	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2002	+1524.0%	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1980	+583.2%	-0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1996	+531.6%	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0304 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

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

7 Denmark 0.0723 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
8 Japan 0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
9 Cyprus 0.038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
10 Solomon Islands 0.0334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
11 Kosovo 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
11 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
13 Malaysia 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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 inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 83.25 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -56.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 49.62 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)

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

Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: The highest recorded value was 0.0324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: The lowest recorded value was -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (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.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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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
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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (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: 238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (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.