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

Lower middle income
-30.1 % change on previous year
in 2025
New Zealand
104.98 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
26th
New Zealand rank
23rd

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

  • Lower middle income
  • New Zealand
-50005001.0k197119982025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 104.98 % change on previous year against -30.1 % change on previous year in Lower middle income, a difference of 135.08 % change on previous year.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 3.5 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 31 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 63.22 % change on previous year 29.61 % change on previous year 33.61 % change on previous year Lower middle income
1980s 20.66 % change on previous year 21.12 % change on previous year 0.4668 % change on previous year New Zealand
1990s 18.57 % change on previous year 31.7 % change on previous year 13.13 % change on previous year New Zealand
2000s 19.58 % change on previous year 74.79 % change on previous year 55.21 % change on previous year New Zealand
2010s 1.92 % change on previous year 131.25 % change on previous year 129.33 % change on previous year New Zealand
2020s 2.39 % change on previous year 23.55 % change on previous year 21.16 % 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$), annual, Lower middle income or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 104.98 % change on previous year against -30.1 % change on previous year in Lower middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Lower middle income and New Zealand?
135.08 % change on previous year, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and New Zealand?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Lower middle income and New Zealand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Lower middle income ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.