Middle income vs New Zealand: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Middle income
-15.2 % change on previous year
in 2025
New Zealand
104.98 % change on previous year
in 2025
Middle income rank
21st
New Zealand rank
23rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Middle income
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 104.98 % change on previous year against -15.2 % change on previous year in Middle income, a difference of 120.18 % change on previous year.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 6.9 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Middle income ahead.
Middle income ranks 21st 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 | Middle income | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.56 % change on previous year | 21.39 % change on previous year | 6.83 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 13.87 % change on previous year | 21.12 % change on previous year | 7.25 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 23.58 % change on previous year | 31.7 % change on previous year | 8.12 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 11.7 % change on previous year | 74.79 % change on previous year | 63.09 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 8.66 % change on previous year | 131.25 % change on previous year | 122.59 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2020s | -2.4 % change on previous year | 23.55 % change on previous year | 25.96 % 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$), annual, Middle income or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 104.98 % change on previous year against -15.2 % change on previous year in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Middle income and New Zealand?
- 120.18 % change on previous year, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and New Zealand?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Middle income and New Zealand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Middle income ranks 21st and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.