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

Eswatini
390.79 % change on previous year
in 2024
Lower middle income
26.18 % change on previous year
in 2025
Eswatini rank
6th
Lower middle income rank
6th

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

  • Eswatini
  • Lower middle income
-50005001.0k197319992025

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 390.79 % change on previous year against 26.18 % change on previous year in Lower middle income, a difference of 364.61 % change on previous year.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 14.9 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Eswatini ranks 6th and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 47.81 % change on previous year 107.85 % change on previous year 60.04 % change on previous year Lower middle income
1990s 29.6 % change on previous year 17.01 % change on previous year 12.6 % change on previous year Eswatini
2000s -4.29 % change on previous year 59.75 % change on previous year 64.04 % change on previous year Lower middle income
2010s 45.42 % change on previous year 7.78 % change on previous year 37.65 % change on previous year Eswatini
2020s 133.89 % change on previous year 18.74 % change on previous year 115.15 % change on previous year Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Eswatini or Lower middle income?
Eswatini, at 390.79 % change on previous year against 26.18 % change on previous year in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Eswatini and Lower middle income?
364.61 % change on previous year, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lower middle income?
38 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and Lower middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Eswatini ranks 6th and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.