Namibia vs Zimbabwe: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Namibia
0.3%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.3%
in 2024
Namibia rank
90th
Zimbabwe rank
91st
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Namibia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Namibia ranks 90th and Zimbabwe ranks 91st of 189 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | -0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | -0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Namibia or Zimbabwe?
- Namibia, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Zimbabwe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 90th 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.