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

Namibia
0.1418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Palau
0.2149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Namibia rank
10th
Palau rank
8th

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

  • Namibia
  • Palau
00.10.20.3198520042024

How they compare

Palau currently reports 0.2149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Namibia, a difference of 0.0731 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.5 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Palau ahead.

Namibia ranks 10th and Palau ranks 8th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Palau Difference Ahead
1980s -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
1990s 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2000s 0.0633 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2010s 0.0402 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0836 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
2020s 0.0925 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Namibia or Palau?
Palau, at 0.2149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Namibia and Palau?
0.0731 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Palau?
30 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Palau rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Namibia ranks 10th and Palau ranks 8th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.