Botswana vs Paraguay: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Botswana
185.34 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Paraguay
168.31 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
91st
Paraguay rank
94th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Botswana
- Paraguay
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 185.34 BoP, current US$ per person against 168.31 BoP, current US$ per person in Paraguay, a difference of 17.03 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Paraguay ahead.
Botswana ranks 91st and Paraguay ranks 94th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.98 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 1980s | 57.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 53.77 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 1990s | 9.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.78 BoP, current US$ per person | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 185.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 162.41 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 110.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 113.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.61 BoP, current US$ per person | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 131.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 115.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.45 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Botswana or Paraguay?
- Botswana, at 185.34 BoP, current US$ per person against 168.31 BoP, current US$ per person in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Botswana and Paraguay?
- 17.03 BoP, current US$ per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Paraguay?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Paraguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 91st and Paraguay ranks 94th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.