Brunei vs Kenya: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit
Brunei
0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kenya
0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Brunei rank
165th
Kenya rank
168th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit over time
- Brunei
- Kenya
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 165th and Kenya ranks 168th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Brunei |
| 1980s | -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.0478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Brunei |
| 2000s | 0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Brunei |
| 2010s | 0.0299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Brunei |
| 2020s | 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Brunei or Kenya?
- Brunei, at 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Brunei and Kenya?
- 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Kenya?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Kenya rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Brunei ranks 165th and Kenya ranks 168th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.