Brazil vs Zambia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Brazil
1.3%
in 2025
Zambia
1.2%
in 2024
Brazil rank
41st
Zambia rank
43rd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Brazil
- Zambia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Zambia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 43rd of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Brazil or Zambia?
- Brazil, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Brazil and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Zambia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Zambia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 43rd 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.