Botswana vs Yemen: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP

Botswana
0.0%
in 2024
Yemen
0.0%
in 2018
Botswana rank
142nd
Yemen rank
141st

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

  • Botswana
  • Yemen
0246197519992024

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Botswana, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 142nd and Yemen ranks 141st of 189 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% Botswana
2000s 1.1% 0.2% 0.8% Botswana
2010s 0.5% 0.1% 0.4% Botswana

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 Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Botswana as of 2018.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Botswana and Yemen?
0.0%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Yemen?
26 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Botswana and Yemen rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
Botswana ranks 142nd and Yemen ranks 141st 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.