Benin vs Lower middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Benin
363.36 % change on previous year
in 2024
Lower middle income
26.18 % change on previous year
in 2025
Benin rank
8th
Lower middle income rank
6th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Benin
  • Lower middle income
-2000200400600197319992025

How they compare

Benin currently reports 363.36 % change on previous year against 26.18 % change on previous year in Lower middle income, a difference of 337.18 % change on previous year.

That makes Benin's figure about 13.9 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 29 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Benin ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 180 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Lower middle income in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1980s -80.41 % change on previous year 165.66 % change on previous year 246.07 % change on previous year Lower middle income
1990s 6 % change on previous year 18.06 % change on previous year 12.05 % change on previous year Lower middle income
2000s -37.44 % change on previous year 47.21 % change on previous year 84.65 % change on previous year Lower middle income
2010s 30.34 % change on previous year 5.63 % change on previous year 24.71 % change on previous year Benin
2020s 75.69 % change on previous year 18.74 % change on previous year 56.94 % change on previous year Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Benin or Lower middle income?
Benin, at 363.36 % change on previous year against 26.18 % change on previous year in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Benin and Lower middle income?
337.18 % change on previous year, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lower middle income?
39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Benin and Lower middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Benin ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 8,350 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.