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

Malawi
11.91 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sudan
10.95 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2023
Malawi rank
162nd
Sudan rank
163rd

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

  • Malawi
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 11.91 BoP, current US$ per person against 10.95 BoP, current US$ per person in Sudan, a difference of 0.96 BoP, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 15 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 162nd and Sudan ranks 163rd of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sudan Difference Ahead
1970s 2.02 BoP, current US$ per person 0.154 BoP, current US$ per person 1.87 BoP, current US$ per person Malawi
1980s 0.9367 BoP, current US$ per person 0.3574 BoP, current US$ per person 0.5794 BoP, current US$ per person Malawi
1990s 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person 3.47 BoP, current US$ per person 2.27 BoP, current US$ per person Sudan
2000s 5.86 BoP, current US$ per person 40.58 BoP, current US$ per person 34.71 BoP, current US$ per person Sudan
2010s 15.86 BoP, current US$ per person 38.35 BoP, current US$ per person 22.48 BoP, current US$ per person Sudan
2020s 9.79 BoP, current US$ per person 12.19 BoP, current US$ per person 2.4 BoP, current US$ per person Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Malawi or Sudan?
Malawi, at 11.91 BoP, current US$ per person against 10.95 BoP, current US$ per person in Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Malawi and Sudan?
0.96 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sudan?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Sudan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Malawi ranks 162nd and Sudan ranks 163rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.