Malawi vs Niger: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Malawi
11.91 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Niger
13.25 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
162nd
Niger rank
160th

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

  • Malawi
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 13.25 BoP, current US$ per person against 11.91 BoP, current US$ per person in Malawi, a difference of 1.34 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 162nd and Niger ranks 160th of 202 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 2.02 BoP, current US$ per person 2.48 BoP, current US$ per person 0.4544 BoP, current US$ per person Niger
1980s 0.9367 BoP, current US$ per person 0.9681 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per person Niger
1990s 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person 1.22 BoP, current US$ per person 0.024 BoP, current US$ per person Niger
2000s 5.86 BoP, current US$ per person 7.85 BoP, current US$ per person 1.99 BoP, current US$ per person Niger
2010s 15.86 BoP, current US$ per person 34.83 BoP, current US$ per person 18.97 BoP, current US$ per person Niger
2020s 10.22 BoP, current US$ per person 26.02 BoP, current US$ per person 15.8 BoP, current US$ per person Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Malawi or Niger?
Niger, at 13.25 BoP, current US$ per person against 11.91 BoP, current US$ per person in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Malawi and Niger?
1.34 BoP, current US$ per person, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Niger rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Malawi ranks 162nd and Niger ranks 160th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.