Burundi vs Zimbabwe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Burundi
1.0%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1.1%
in 2024
Burundi rank
142nd
Zimbabwe rank
141st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Burundi
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Burundi, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Burundi ranks 142nd and Zimbabwe ranks 141st of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.3% | -0.1% | 0.3% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Burundi or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Burundi and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Zimbabwe?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Zimbabwe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Burundi ranks 142nd and Zimbabwe ranks 141st 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.