Mali vs Zimbabwe: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Mali
0.3%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.3%
in 2024
Mali rank
92nd
Zimbabwe rank
91st
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Mali
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Mali, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 92nd and Zimbabwe ranks 91st of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Mali |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | -0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Mali or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Mali and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zimbabwe?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Zimbabwe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Mali ranks 92nd and Zimbabwe ranks 91st 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.