Sweden vs Zambia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Sweden
1.2%
in 2025
Zambia
1.2%
in 2024
Sweden rank
45th
Zambia rank
43rd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Sweden
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.2% against 1.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 189 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 0.7% | 6.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 0.4% | 2.9% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 0.0% | 7.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Sweden or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.2% against 1.2% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Sweden and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Zambia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Zambia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Sweden ranks 45th 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.