Serbia vs Zambia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Serbia
1.3%
in 2025
Zambia
1.2%
in 2024
Serbia rank
40th
Zambia rank
43rd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Serbia
- Zambia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Zambia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Zambia ahead.
Serbia ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 189 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Serbia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 1.8% | 1.7% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Serbia or Zambia?
- Serbia, 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 Serbia and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Zambia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Serbia and Zambia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Serbia ranks 40th 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.