Mozambique vs Uganda: Foreign direct investment, net

Mozambique
-3.55 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Uganda
-3.26 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Mozambique rank
161st
Uganda rank
158th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Mozambique
  • Uganda
-6.0B-4.0B-2.0B0199120072024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports -3.26 billion BoP, current US$ against -3.55 billion BoP, current US$ in Mozambique, a difference of 295.94 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 161st and Uganda ranks 158th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s -421.48 million BoP, current US$ -671.59 million BoP, current US$ 250.11 million BoP, current US$ Mozambique
2010s -3.57 billion BoP, current US$ -917.81 million BoP, current US$ 2.65 billion BoP, current US$ Uganda
2020s -3.33 billion BoP, current US$ -2.41 billion BoP, current US$ 923.05 million BoP, current US$ Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Mozambique or Uganda?
Uganda, at -3.26 billion BoP, current US$ against -3.55 billion BoP, current US$ in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Mozambique and Uganda?
295.94 million BoP, current US$, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Uganda?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and Uganda rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Mozambique ranks 161st and Uganda ranks 158th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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.