Angola vs Zambia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Angola
203.52 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zambia
268.02 % change on previous year
in 2024
Angola rank
9th
Zambia rank
6th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Angola
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 268.02 % change on previous year against 203.52 % change on previous year in Angola, a difference of 64.5 % change on previous year.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Zambia ahead.
Angola ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 6th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.19 % change on previous year | 42.19 % change on previous year | 19 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1980s | 48.16 % change on previous year | 43.38 % change on previous year | 4.78 % change on previous year | Angola |
| 1990s | 47.18 % change on previous year | 71.01 % change on previous year | 23.83 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2000s | 42.74 % change on previous year | 15.19 % change on previous year | 27.54 % change on previous year | Angola |
| 2010s | -33.51 % change on previous year | 8.91 % change on previous year | 42.42 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2020s | -20.69 % change on previous year | 39.26 % change on previous year | 59.94 % change on previous year | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Angola or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 268.02 % change on previous year against 203.52 % change on previous year in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Angola and Zambia?
- 64.5 % change on previous year, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zambia?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Zambia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Angola ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 6th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.