Botswana vs United Arab Emirates: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Botswana
195.41 % change on previous year
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
246.03 % change on previous year
in 2024
Botswana rank
16th
United Arab Emirates rank
13th

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

  • Botswana
  • United Arab Emirates
-50005001.0k197720002024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 246.03 % change on previous year against 195.41 % change on previous year in Botswana, a difference of 50.62 % change on previous year.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1981 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Botswana ranks 16th and United Arab Emirates ranks 13th of 180 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 142.74 % change on previous year 70 % change on previous year 72.74 % change on previous year Botswana
1990s 84.45 % change on previous year 58.33 % change on previous year 26.12 % change on previous year Botswana
2000s 15.54 % change on previous year 67.48 % change on previous year 51.94 % change on previous year United Arab Emirates
2010s 115.16 % change on previous year 42.26 % change on previous year 72.9 % change on previous year Botswana
2020s 0.3916 % change on previous year 50.85 % change on previous year 50.46 % change on previous year United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Botswana or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 246.03 % change on previous year against 195.41 % change on previous year in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Botswana and United Arab Emirates?
50.62 % change on previous year, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and United Arab Emirates?
35 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Botswana and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Botswana ranks 16th and United Arab Emirates ranks 13th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.