Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Ethiopia
30.45 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
27.98 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
146th
Zimbabwe rank
148th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 30.45 BoP, current US$ per person against 27.98 BoP, current US$ per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2.47 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 146th and Zimbabwe ranks 148th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0587 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0615 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1202 BoP, current US$ per person | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.501 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.501 BoP, current US$ per person | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.82 BoP, current US$ per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 4.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6467 BoP, current US$ per person | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 19.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.81 BoP, current US$ per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 28.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 22.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.89 BoP, current US$ per person | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Ethiopia or Zimbabwe?
- Ethiopia, at 30.45 BoP, current US$ per person against 27.98 BoP, current US$ per person in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 2.47 BoP, current US$ per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Zimbabwe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 146th and Zimbabwe ranks 148th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.