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

Gambia
0.0966 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.0932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Gambia rank
23rd
Zambia rank
24th

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

  • Gambia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.0966 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 24th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia
1980s 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1990s 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0553 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.0377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2020s 0.1035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0291 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Gambia or Zambia?
Gambia, at 0.0966 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Gambia and Zambia?
0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Zambia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Gambia ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 24th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.