Bangladesh vs Myanmar: Foreign direct investment, net

Bangladesh
-1.84 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Myanmar
-1.74 billion BoP, current US$
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
142nd
Myanmar rank
139th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Myanmar
-5.0B-4.0B-3.0B-2.0B-1.0B0198320042025

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports -1.74 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.84 billion BoP, current US$ in Bangladesh, a difference of 100.32 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 142nd and Myanmar ranks 139th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Myanmar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Myanmar Difference Ahead
1980s -247,908 BoP, current US$ -7.81 million BoP, current US$ 7.56 million BoP, current US$ Bangladesh
1990s -55.19 million BoP, current US$ -234.39 million BoP, current US$ 179.20 million BoP, current US$ Bangladesh
2000s -475.82 million BoP, current US$ -423.73 million BoP, current US$ 52.09 million BoP, current US$ Myanmar
2010s -1.90 billion BoP, current US$ -2.49 billion BoP, current US$ 583.80 million BoP, current US$ Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Bangladesh or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at -1.74 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.84 billion BoP, current US$ in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Bangladesh and Myanmar?
100.32 million BoP, current US$, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Myanmar?
31 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Myanmar rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Bangladesh ranks 142nd and Myanmar ranks 139th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). 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$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
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.