Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Zambia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zambia
0.0932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
21st
Zambia rank
24th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.0835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 9.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 24th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1980s 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1990s 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0553 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2020s 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0291 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Zambia?
0.0835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Zambia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 24th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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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.