Japan vs Zimbabwe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Japan
1.0%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1.1%
in 2024
Japan rank
144th
Zimbabwe rank
141st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Japan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Japan ranks 144th and Zimbabwe ranks 141st of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 1.3% | 1.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 1.6% | 1.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 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, Japan or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Japan and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Zimbabwe?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Zimbabwe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Japan ranks 144th 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.