Kenya vs Namibia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Kenya
0.3%
in 2024
Namibia
0.3%
in 2024
Kenya rank
88th
Namibia rank
90th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Kenya
- Namibia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Namibia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Kenya ranks 88th and Namibia ranks 90th of 189 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.4% | -0.3% | 0.7% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Kenya or Namibia?
- Kenya, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Kenya and Namibia?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 88th and Namibia ranks 90th 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.