Low & middle income vs New Zealand: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Low & middle income
-18.26 % change on previous year
in 2025
New Zealand
104.98 % change on previous year
in 2025
Low & middle income rank
23rd
New Zealand rank
23rd

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Low & middle income
  • New Zealand
-50005001.0k197119982025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 104.98 % change on previous year against -18.26 % change on previous year in Low & middle income, a difference of 123.24 % change on previous year.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 5.7 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 33 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Low & middle income ahead.

Low & middle income ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 47 groups.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 14.48 % change on previous year 21.39 % change on previous year 6.91 % change on previous year New Zealand
1980s 14.01 % change on previous year 21.12 % change on previous year 7.11 % change on previous year New Zealand
1990s 23.29 % change on previous year 31.7 % change on previous year 8.41 % change on previous year New Zealand
2000s 11.8 % change on previous year 74.79 % change on previous year 62.99 % change on previous year New Zealand
2010s 8.64 % change on previous year 131.25 % change on previous year 122.61 % change on previous year New Zealand
2020s -2.72 % change on previous year 23.55 % change on previous year 26.27 % change on previous year New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Low & middle income or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 104.98 % change on previous year against -18.26 % change on previous year in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Low & middle income and New Zealand?
123.24 % change on previous year, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and New Zealand?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Low & middle income and New Zealand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Low & middle income ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 11,445 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

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.