How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Madagascar?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

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.

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

Brazil

0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Madagascar

0.0345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Brazil rank

71st

Madagascar rank

68th

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

Brazil
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.0345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Brazil, a difference of 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

Brazil ranks 71st and Madagascar ranks 68th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Brazil
1980s	0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Brazil
1990s	0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Brazil
2000s	0.0285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0444 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Madagascar
2010s	0.0369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0496 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Madagascar
2020s	0.031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Brazil or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 0.0345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Brazil and Madagascar?: 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Madagascar?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Madagascar rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Brazil ranks 71st and Madagascar ranks 68th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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: 11 September 2026

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.