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Eritrea vs Iran: Foreign direct investment, net

Eritrea
-27.88 million BoP, current US$
in 2000
Iran
-39.00 million BoP, current US$
in 2000
Eritrea rank
59th
Iran rank
62nd

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Eritrea
  • Iran
-150.0M-100.0M-50.0M0199419972000

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports -27.88 million BoP, current US$ against -39.00 million BoP, current US$ in Iran, a difference of 11.12 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Iran ahead.

Globally, Eritrea ranks 59th and Iran ranks 62nd of 196 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.