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
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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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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.