Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP

Botswana
0.0%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
0.0%
in 2024
Botswana rank
142nd
Guinea-Bissau rank
140th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time

  • Botswana
  • Guinea-Bissau
-20246197519992024

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Botswana, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Botswana ranks 142nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 140th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Botswana
1990s -0.0% 0.1% 0.2% Guinea-Bissau
2000s 1.2% -0.1% 1.2% Botswana
2010s 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% Botswana
2020s -0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Botswana or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
0.0%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
33 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
Botswana ranks 142nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 140th 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

Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 7,265 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.