Botswana vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Botswana
195.41 % change on previous year
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
-0.1328 % change on previous year
in 2025
Botswana rank
16th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
14th

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

  • Botswana
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
-50005001.0k197119982025

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 195.41 % change on previous year against -0.1328 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 195.54 % change on previous year.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1,471.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 3.28 % change on previous year -18.13 % change on previous year 21.41 % change on previous year Botswana
1980s 142.74 % change on previous year 61.45 % change on previous year 81.28 % change on previous year Botswana
1990s 75.03 % change on previous year 21.5 % change on previous year 53.53 % change on previous year Botswana
2000s -30.09 % change on previous year 30.12 % change on previous year 60.21 % change on previous year Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 115.16 % change on previous year 46.86 % change on previous year 68.3 % change on previous year Botswana
2020s 0.3916 % change on previous year 56.15 % change on previous year 55.75 % change on previous year Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Botswana or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Botswana, at 195.41 % change on previous year against -0.1328 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Botswana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
195.54 % change on previous year, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Botswana ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.