Kenya vs Vanuatu: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate

Kenya
78.32 % change on previous year
in 2024
Vanuatu
78.51 % change on previous year
in 2022
Kenya rank
29th
Vanuatu rank
28th

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

  • Kenya
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 78.51 % change on previous year against 78.32 % change on previous year in Kenya, a difference of 0.19 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Kenya ranks 29th and Vanuatu ranks 28th of 195 countries.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s -74.44 % change on previous year -73.36 % change on previous year 1.08 % change on previous year Vanuatu
1990s -32.55 % change on previous year -10.12 % change on previous year 22.43 % change on previous year Vanuatu
2000s -82.21 % change on previous year -28.66 % change on previous year 53.54 % change on previous year Vanuatu
2010s -88.27 % change on previous year -22.12 % change on previous year 66.15 % change on previous year Vanuatu
2020s 7.76 % change on previous year 31.17 % change on previous year 23.41 % change on previous year Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Kenya or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 78.51 % change on previous year against 78.32 % change on previous year in Kenya as of 2022.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Kenya and Vanuatu?
0.19 % change on previous year, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Vanuatu?
37 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Vanuatu rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
Kenya ranks 29th and Vanuatu ranks 28th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), 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.