Aruba vs Botswana: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Aruba
0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Botswana
0.0242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Aruba rank
86th
Botswana rank
87th

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

  • Aruba
  • Botswana
-0.2-0.100.10.20.3197419992024

How they compare

Aruba currently reports 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Botswana ahead.

Aruba ranks 86th and Botswana ranks 87th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 3 and Botswana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba Botswana Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
1990s 0.0795 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0768 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Aruba
2000s -0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2010s 0.0389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Aruba
2020s 0.0349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Aruba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Aruba or Botswana?
Aruba, at 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Aruba and Botswana?
0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Botswana?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Aruba and Botswana rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Aruba ranks 86th and Botswana ranks 87th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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