Mali vs Paraguay: Foreign direct investment, net

Mali
-842.97 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Paraguay
-944.77 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Mali rank
122nd
Paraguay rank
123rd

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Mali
  • Paraguay
-1.0B-500.0M0500.0M197520002025

How they compare

Mali currently reports -842.97 million BoP, current US$ against -944.77 million BoP, current US$ in Paraguay, a difference of 101.80 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 122nd and Paraguay ranks 123rd of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Paraguay Difference Ahead
1970s 2.94 million BoP, current US$ -22.58 million BoP, current US$ 25.52 million BoP, current US$ Mali
1980s -2.27 million BoP, current US$ -13.81 million BoP, current US$ 11.54 million BoP, current US$ Mali
1990s -24.12 million BoP, current US$ -137.22 million BoP, current US$ 113.10 million BoP, current US$ Mali
2000s -195.17 million BoP, current US$ -110.96 million BoP, current US$ 84.21 million BoP, current US$ Paraguay
2010s -410.79 million BoP, current US$ -355.07 million BoP, current US$ 55.72 million BoP, current US$ Paraguay
2020s -661.49 million BoP, current US$ -516.86 million BoP, current US$ 144.64 million BoP, current US$ Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Mali or Paraguay?
Mali, at -842.97 million BoP, current US$ against -944.77 million BoP, current US$ in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Mali and Paraguay?
101.80 million BoP, current US$, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Paraguay?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Mali and Paraguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Mali ranks 122nd and Paraguay ranks 123rd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). 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.