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

Malawi
0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Vanuatu
0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malawi rank
91st
Vanuatu rank
94th

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

  • Malawi
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Malawi ranks 91st and Vanuatu ranks 94th of 200 countries.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0534 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0496 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
1990s 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2000s 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0626 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2010s 0.0271 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0547 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2020s 0.0173 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Malawi or Vanuatu?
Malawi, at 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Malawi and Vanuatu?
0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Vanuatu?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Vanuatu rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Malawi ranks 91st and Vanuatu ranks 94th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.