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

Liberia
0.0987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.0932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Liberia rank
22nd
Zambia rank
24th

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

  • Liberia
  • Zambia
-1-0.500.51197019972024

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.0987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 24th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1403 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Liberia
1980s 0.1541 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Liberia
1990s 0.1396 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0988 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Liberia
2000s 0.1134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0553 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0581 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Liberia
2010s 0.3816 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Liberia
2020s 0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0291 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Liberia or Zambia?
Liberia, at 0.0987 BoP, current US$ 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$), per unit between Liberia and Zambia?
0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Zambia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Liberia ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 24th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.