Morocco vs Zambia: Foreign direct investment, net

Morocco
-2.51 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Zambia
-2.05 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Morocco rank
151st
Zambia rank
149th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Morocco
  • Zambia
-3.0B-2.0B-1.0B0197620002025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports -2.05 billion BoP, current US$ against -2.51 billion BoP, current US$ in Morocco, a difference of 458.05 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 151st and Zambia ranks 149th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s -9.60 million BoP, current US$ -36.90 million BoP, current US$ 27.30 million BoP, current US$ Morocco
1980s -65.25 million BoP, current US$ -51.65 million BoP, current US$ 13.60 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
1990s -534.96 million BoP, current US$ -160.88 million BoP, current US$ 374.08 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
2000s -1.62 billion BoP, current US$ -496.16 million BoP, current US$ 1.12 billion BoP, current US$ Zambia
2010s -2.09 billion BoP, current US$ -1.20 billion BoP, current US$ 890.04 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
2020s -1.03 billion BoP, current US$ -715.96 million BoP, current US$ 311.78 million BoP, current US$ Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Morocco or Zambia?
Zambia, at -2.05 billion BoP, current US$ against -2.51 billion BoP, current US$ in Morocco as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Morocco and Zambia?
458.05 million BoP, current US$, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Zambia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Morocco and Zambia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Morocco ranks 151st and Zambia ranks 149th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). 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.