Egypt vs Kenya: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Egypt
36.93 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya
40.71 % change on previous year
in 2024
Egypt rank
67th
Kenya rank
64th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Egypt
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 40.71 % change on previous year against 36.93 % change on previous year in Egypt, a difference of 3.78 % change on previous year.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 67th and Kenya ranks 64th of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.57 % change on previous year | 70.18 % change on previous year | 19.61 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1980s | 46.41 % change on previous year | 78.66 % change on previous year | 32.26 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1990s | 24.52 % change on previous year | -9.96 % change on previous year | 34.48 % change on previous year | Egypt |
| 2000s | 120.91 % change on previous year | 31.6 % change on previous year | 89.3 % change on previous year | Egypt |
| 2010s | 13.82 % change on previous year | 7.92 % change on previous year | 5.9 % change on previous year | Egypt |
| 2020s | 6.11 % change on previous year | 199.77 % change on previous year | 193.66 % change on previous year | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Egypt or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 40.71 % change on previous year against 36.93 % change on previous year in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Egypt and Kenya?
- 3.78 % change on previous year, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Egypt ranks 67th and Kenya ranks 64th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.