Europe & Central Asia vs Zimbabwe: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Europe & Central Asia
3.38 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zimbabwe
330.49 % change on previous year
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
12th
Zimbabwe rank
11th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Zimbabwe
-2000200400197119982025

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 330.49 % change on previous year against 3.38 % change on previous year in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 327.11 % change on previous year.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 97.8 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th and Zimbabwe ranks 11th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 31.58 % change on previous year -53.01 % change on previous year 84.59 % change on previous year Europe & Central Asia
1990s 25.44 % change on previous year 31.43 % change on previous year 5.99 % change on previous year Zimbabwe
2000s 0.3037 % change on previous year -31.18 % change on previous year 31.48 % change on previous year Europe & Central Asia
2010s 19.76 % change on previous year -0.9278 % change on previous year 20.69 % change on previous year Europe & Central Asia
2020s 18.26 % change on previous year 117.28 % change on previous year 99.03 % change on previous year Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Europe & Central Asia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 330.49 % change on previous year against 3.38 % change on previous year in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Europe & Central Asia and Zimbabwe?
327.11 % change on previous year, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Zimbabwe?
32 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Zimbabwe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th and Zimbabwe ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.