Middle Eastern and North Africa Compared by Economy > Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP

DEFINITION: Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Jordan	120.51 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP	2005
2	Lebanon	84.64 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP	2005
3	Egypt	59.12 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP	2005
4	Morocco	29.53 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP	2005
5	Israel	25.07 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP	2005
6	Tunisia	24.86 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP	2005
7	Libya	23.48 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP	2005
8	Syria	16.22 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP	2005
9	Iran	0.385 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP	2000
10	Algeria	-0.845 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP	1991
11	Oman	-2.035 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP	2004
12	Bahrain	-5.792 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP	2005
13	Saudi Arabia	-7.589 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP	2005
14	Yemen	-17.633 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP	2005
15	Kuwait	-55.181 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP	2005

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