Belgium vs Rwanda: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Belgium
30.39 % change on previous year
in 2025
Rwanda
25.19 % change on previous year
in 2024
Belgium rank
69th
Rwanda rank
71st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Belgium
- Rwanda
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 30.39 % change on previous year against 25.19 % change on previous year in Rwanda, a difference of 5.2 % change on previous year.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 69th and Rwanda ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.43 % change on previous year | 64.79 % change on previous year | 46.36 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 46.86 % change on previous year | 5.53 % change on previous year | 41.32 % change on previous year | Belgium |
| 1990s | 62.16 % change on previous year | -4.26 % change on previous year | 66.42 % change on previous year | Belgium |
| 2000s | 16.59 % change on previous year | 117.64 % change on previous year | 101.04 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 2010s | -3.77 % change on previous year | 22.32 % change on previous year | 26.09 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 2020s | -207.85 % change on previous year | 23.37 % change on previous year | 231.22 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Belgium or Rwanda?
- Belgium, at 30.39 % change on previous year against 25.19 % change on previous year in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Belgium and Rwanda?
- 5.2 % change on previous year, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Rwanda?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Rwanda rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Belgium ranks 69th and Rwanda ranks 71st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.