Cape Verde vs Malawi: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate

Cape Verde
-45.77 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi
-42.3 % change on previous year
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
143rd
Malawi rank
140th

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports -42.3 % change on previous year against -45.77 % change on previous year in Cape Verde, a difference of 3.47 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 143rd and Malawi ranks 140th of 195 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s -105.41 % change on previous year -134.75 % change on previous year 29.35 % change on previous year Cape Verde
2000s -29.31 % change on previous year -112.02 % change on previous year 82.71 % change on previous year Cape Verde
2010s -21.52 % change on previous year 23.32 % change on previous year 44.84 % change on previous year Malawi
2020s -15.54 % change on previous year 4.04 % change on previous year 19.58 % change on previous year Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Cape Verde or Malawi?
Malawi, at -42.3 % change on previous year against -45.77 % change on previous year in Cape Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Cape Verde and Malawi?
3.47 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Malawi?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Malawi rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
Cape Verde ranks 143rd and Malawi ranks 140th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 6,839 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.