Eswatini vs Zimbabwe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Eswatini
1,636 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
1,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Eswatini rank
143rd
Zimbabwe rank
144th

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

  • Eswatini
  • Zimbabwe
-2.5k02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k197019962023

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 1,636 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Eswatini ranks 143rd and Zimbabwe ranks 144th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 896.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 46.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 849.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Eswatini
1980s 1,547 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -12.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,559 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Eswatini
1990s 3,743 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 233.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,510 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Eswatini
2000s 2,944 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 112.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,832 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Eswatini
2010s 3,071 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 872.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,199 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Eswatini
2020s 2,807 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 858.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,948 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Eswatini or Zimbabwe?
Eswatini, at 1,636 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Eswatini and Zimbabwe?
74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Zimbabwe?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Zimbabwe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Eswatini ranks 143rd and Zimbabwe ranks 144th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.