Botswana vs New Zealand: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Botswana
0.0%
in 2024
New Zealand
0.0%
in 2025
Botswana rank
142nd
New Zealand rank
144th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Botswana
- New Zealand
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.7 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was New Zealand ahead.
Botswana ranks 142nd and New Zealand ranks 144th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.9% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.1% | -0.4% | 1.5% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.4% | -0.0% | 0.4% | Botswana |
| 2020s | -0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
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 New Zealand?
- Botswana, at 0.0% against 0.0% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Botswana and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and New Zealand?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and New Zealand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 142nd and New Zealand ranks 144th 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.