Namibia vs Sierra Leone: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Namibia
-15.67 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sierra Leone
-16.53 % change on previous year
in 2024
Namibia rank
139th
Sierra Leone rank
140th

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

  • Namibia
  • Sierra Leone
-1.0k-5000500197119972024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports -15.67 % change on previous year against -16.53 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.86 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 139th and Sierra Leone ranks 140th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s -216.72 % change on previous year -46.73 % change on previous year 170 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
1990s 33.27 % change on previous year 58.3 % change on previous year 25.03 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2000s 42.53 % change on previous year 73.63 % change on previous year 31.1 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2010s -10.68 % change on previous year 36.87 % change on previous year 47.55 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2020s 160.34 % change on previous year 42.67 % change on previous year 117.68 % change on previous year Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Namibia or Sierra Leone?
Namibia, at -15.67 % change on previous year against -16.53 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Namibia and Sierra Leone?
0.86 % change on previous year, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sierra Leone?
37 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Sierra Leone rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Namibia ranks 139th and Sierra Leone ranks 140th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.