Malawi vs Paraguay: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Malawi
0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Paraguay
0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi rank
91st
Paraguay rank
89th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Malawi
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Paraguay ahead.
Malawi ranks 91st and Paraguay ranks 89th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.0271 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.0173 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Malawi or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Malawi and Paraguay?
- 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Paraguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Paraguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Malawi ranks 91st and Paraguay ranks 89th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.