Benin vs Mali: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Benin
0.3%
in 2024
Mali
0.3%
in 2024
Benin rank
93rd
Mali rank
92nd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Benin
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Benin, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mali ahead.
Benin ranks 93rd and Mali ranks 92nd of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Mali |
| 1980s | -0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Mali |
| 1990s | -2.4% | 0.1% | 2.5% | Mali |
| 2000s | -1.2% | -0.3% | 0.8% | Mali |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Mali |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Benin or Mali?
- Mali, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Benin and Mali?
- 0.0%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mali?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Mali rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Benin ranks 93rd and Mali ranks 92nd of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.