Benin vs Congo: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Benin
543.01 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Congo
603.62 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Benin rank
122nd
Congo rank
119th

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

  • Benin
  • Congo
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 603.62 million BoP, current US$ against 543.01 million BoP, current US$ in Benin, a difference of 60.61 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 122nd and Congo ranks 119th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Congo Difference Ahead
1970s 2.72 million BoP, current US$ 27.48 million BoP, current US$ 24.76 million BoP, current US$ Congo
1980s -1.53 million BoP, current US$ 27.78 million BoP, current US$ 29.31 million BoP, current US$ Congo
1990s -2.00 million BoP, current US$ 23.51 million BoP, current US$ 25.51 million BoP, current US$ Congo
2000s 10.19 million BoP, current US$ 712.67 million BoP, current US$ 702.48 million BoP, current US$ Congo
2010s 215.72 million BoP, current US$ 1.82 billion BoP, current US$ 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ Congo
2020s 376.39 million BoP, current US$ -108.21 million BoP, current US$ 484.60 million BoP, current US$ Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Benin or Congo?
Congo, at 603.62 million BoP, current US$ against 543.01 million BoP, current US$ in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Benin and Congo?
60.61 million BoP, current US$, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Benin and Congo rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Benin ranks 122nd and Congo ranks 119th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.