Eswatini vs Zambia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Eswatini
1.3%
in 2024
Zambia
1.2%
in 2024
Eswatini rank
42nd
Zambia rank
43rd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Eswatini
- Zambia
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Zambia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zambia ahead.
Eswatini ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 43rd of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Eswatini or Zambia?
- Eswatini, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Eswatini and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Zambia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Zambia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 42nd 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.