Eswatini vs Vanuatu: Foreign direct investment, net

Eswatini
-11.76 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Vanuatu
-9.21 million BoP, current US$
in 2022
Eswatini rank
51st
Vanuatu rank
50th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Eswatini
  • Vanuatu
-100.0M0100.0M197419992024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports -9.21 million BoP, current US$ against -11.76 million BoP, current US$ in Eswatini, a difference of 2.55 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 51st and Vanuatu ranks 50th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s -20.11 million BoP, current US$ -7.47 million BoP, current US$ 12.64 million BoP, current US$ Vanuatu
1990s -44.63 million BoP, current US$ -24.86 million BoP, current US$ 19.77 million BoP, current US$ Vanuatu
2000s -49.15 million BoP, current US$ -24.63 million BoP, current US$ 24.52 million BoP, current US$ Vanuatu
2010s -46.84 million BoP, current US$ -45.11 million BoP, current US$ 1.73 million BoP, current US$ Vanuatu
2020s -46.83 million BoP, current US$ -30.58 million BoP, current US$ 16.25 million BoP, current US$ Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Eswatini or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at -9.21 million BoP, current US$ against -11.76 million BoP, current US$ in Eswatini as of 2022.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Eswatini and Vanuatu?
2.55 million BoP, current US$, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Vanuatu?
41 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
How do Eswatini and Vanuatu rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Eswatini ranks 51st and Vanuatu ranks 50th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). 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.