Guinea-Bissau vs Zimbabwe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Guinea-Bissau
1.2%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1.1%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
138th
Zimbabwe rank
141st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 138th and Zimbabwe ranks 141st of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.2% | -0.1% | 0.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Guinea-Bissau or Zimbabwe?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 138th 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.