Vanuatu vs Zambia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Vanuatu
211.4 % change on previous year
in 2024
Zambia
268.02 % change on previous year
in 2024
Vanuatu rank
7th
Zambia rank
6th

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

  • Vanuatu
  • Zambia
-2000200400600197119972024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 268.02 % change on previous year against 211.4 % change on previous year in Vanuatu, a difference of 56.62 % change on previous year.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 31 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Vanuatu ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 6th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Vanuatu averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Vanuatu Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 84.04 % change on previous year 37.77 % change on previous year 46.27 % change on previous year Vanuatu
1980s 47.07 % change on previous year 46.57 % change on previous year 0.4981 % change on previous year Vanuatu
1990s 8.92 % change on previous year 71.01 % change on previous year 62.09 % change on previous year Zambia
2000s 22.49 % change on previous year 25.17 % change on previous year 2.68 % change on previous year Zambia
2010s 21.44 % change on previous year 14.73 % change on previous year 6.71 % change on previous year Vanuatu
2020s 29.68 % change on previous year 39.26 % change on previous year 9.57 % change on previous year Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Vanuatu or Zambia?
Zambia, at 268.02 % change on previous year against 211.4 % change on previous year in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Vanuatu and Zambia?
56.62 % change on previous year, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Zambia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Vanuatu and Zambia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Vanuatu ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 6th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.