Botswana vs Paraguay: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Botswana
2.4%
in 2024
Paraguay
2.4%
in 2025
Botswana rank
85th
Paraguay rank
87th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Paraguay
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Paraguay ahead.
Botswana ranks 85th and Paraguay ranks 87th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 1.4% | 1.6% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 0.3% | 4.4% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 1.6% | 1.4% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 0.9% | 3.1% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.9% | 0.3% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.9% | 0.2% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Botswana or Paraguay?
- Botswana, at 2.4% against 2.4% in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Botswana and Paraguay?
- 0.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Paraguay?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Paraguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 85th and Paraguay ranks 87th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.