New Caledonia vs Zambia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
New Caledonia
8.5%
in 2024
Zambia
9.3%
in 2024
New Caledonia rank
24th
Zambia rank
22nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- New Caledonia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 9.3% against 8.5% in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 22nd of 198 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 5.2% | 8.6% | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 2.9% | 4.4% | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, New Caledonia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 9.3% against 8.5% in New Caledonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between New Caledonia and Zambia?
- 0.8%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do New Caledonia and Zambia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- New Caledonia ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 22nd 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.