Italy vs Zimbabwe: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Italy
26.86 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zimbabwe
22.97 % change on previous year
in 2024
Italy rank
60th
Zimbabwe rank
63rd
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Italy
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Italy currently reports 26.86 % change on previous year against 22.97 % change on previous year in Zimbabwe, a difference of 3.89 % change on previous year.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 60th and Zimbabwe ranks 63rd of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.3 % change on previous year | -35.93 % change on previous year | 127.23 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 1980s | 45.76 % change on previous year | -42.39 % change on previous year | 88.16 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 1990s | 131.49 % change on previous year | -163.16 % change on previous year | 294.65 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 2010s | -59.24 % change on previous year | -19.48 % change on previous year | 39.76 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 43.36 % change on previous year | -38.1 % change on previous year | 81.45 % change on previous year | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Italy or Zimbabwe?
- Italy, at 26.86 % change on previous year against 22.97 % change on previous year in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Italy and Zimbabwe?
- 3.89 % change on previous year, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Zimbabwe?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Zimbabwe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Italy ranks 60th and Zimbabwe ranks 63rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), 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.