Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Malawi
11.91 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
14.09 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
162nd
Sierra Leone rank
159th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 14.09 BoP, current US$ per person against 11.91 BoP, current US$ per person in Malawi, a difference of 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Malawi ranks 162nd and Sierra Leone ranks 159th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.24 BoP, current US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.9367 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.55 BoP, current US$ per person | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8141 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.383 BoP, current US$ per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 5.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.83 BoP, current US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 15.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 56.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 40.88 BoP, current US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 10.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.13 BoP, current US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 14.09 BoP, current US$ 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$), per capita between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 162nd and Sierra Leone ranks 159th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.