Namibia vs Post-demographic dividend: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Namibia
0.1418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Post-demographic dividend
0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Namibia rank
10th
Post-demographic dividend rank
12th

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

  • Namibia
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.1418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 0.1296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Namibia's figure about 11.6 times Post-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 10th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 12th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Post-demographic dividend in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Post-demographic dividend
1990s 0.026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2000s 0.0633 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0323 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2010s 0.0402 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2020s 0.0925 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0763 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Namibia or Post-demographic dividend?
Namibia, at 0.1418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Post-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Namibia and Post-demographic dividend?
0.1296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Post-demographic dividend?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Namibia ranks 10th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 12th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.