Iceland vs Kenya: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Iceland
74.34 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya
78.32 % change on previous year
in 2024
Iceland rank
32nd
Kenya rank
29th
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Iceland
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 78.32 % change on previous year against 74.34 % change on previous year in Iceland, a difference of 3.98 % change on previous year.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 32nd and Kenya ranks 29th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -8.15 % change on previous year | -43.71 % change on previous year | 35.55 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 1980s | -80.46 % change on previous year | -52.35 % change on previous year | 28.12 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1990s | -7.24 % change on previous year | -32.55 % change on previous year | 25.31 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 2000s | 22.5 % change on previous year | -98.45 % change on previous year | 120.94 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 2010s | 18.04 % change on previous year | -100.18 % change on previous year | 118.22 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 2020s | -94.57 % change on previous year | 23.46 % change on previous year | 118.03 % change on previous year | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Iceland or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 78.32 % change on previous year against 74.34 % change on previous year in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Iceland and Kenya?
- 3.98 % change on previous year, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Kenya?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Kenya rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Iceland ranks 32nd and Kenya ranks 29th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.