Panama vs Zimbabwe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Panama
1.0%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1.1%
in 2024
Panama rank
143rd
Zimbabwe rank
141st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Panama
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Panama, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 143rd and Zimbabwe ranks 141st of 198 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | -0.0% | 0.6% | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.9% | -0.1% | 0.9% | Panama |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 1.3% | 4.1% | Panama |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 0.7% | 6.9% | Panama |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 1.6% | 6.8% | Panama |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Panama or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Panama and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Zimbabwe?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Zimbabwe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Panama ranks 143rd 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.