Myanmar vs Tanzania: Foreign direct investment, net

Myanmar
-1.74 billion BoP, current US$
in 2019
Tanzania
-1.72 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Myanmar rank
139th
Tanzania rank
138th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Myanmar
  • Tanzania
-5.0B-4.0B-3.0B-2.0B-1.0B0198920062024

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports -1.72 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.74 billion BoP, current US$ in Myanmar, a difference of 18.01 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Tanzania ahead.

Myanmar ranks 139th and Tanzania ranks 138th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s -243.09 million BoP, current US$ -149.94 million BoP, current US$ 93.15 million BoP, current US$ Tanzania
2000s -423.73 million BoP, current US$ -642.51 million BoP, current US$ 218.78 million BoP, current US$ Myanmar
2010s -2.49 billion BoP, current US$ -1.38 billion BoP, current US$ 1.10 billion BoP, current US$ Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Myanmar or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at -1.72 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.74 billion BoP, current US$ in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Myanmar and Tanzania?
18.01 million BoP, current US$, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Tanzania?
28 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
How do Myanmar and Tanzania rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Myanmar ranks 139th and Tanzania ranks 138th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). 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.