Namibia vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Namibia
0.1418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Singapore
0.2634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Namibia rank
10th
Singapore rank
7th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Namibia
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.2634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Namibia, a difference of 0.1216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.9 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Singapore ahead.
Namibia ranks 10th and Singapore ranks 7th of 200 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0937 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.0633 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1671 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.0402 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1855 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.0925 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2621 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1696 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Namibia or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.2634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Namibia and Singapore?
- 0.1216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Singapore?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Namibia ranks 10th and Singapore ranks 7th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.