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$), per unit over time
- Namibia
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.2149 BoP, current US$ 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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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.