Americas vs Zambia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP
Americas
1.5%
in 2024
Zambia
9.3%
in 2024
Americas rank
21st
Zambia rank
23rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP over time
- Americas
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 9.3% against 1.5% in Americas, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 6.1 times Americas's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 23rd of 37 groups.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 5.5% | 3.3% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 5.2% | 2.9% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 2.9% | 1.2% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp, Americas or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 9.3% against 1.5% in Americas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp between Americas and Zambia?
- 7.8%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Zambia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Americas ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 23rd of 37 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.