Latin America & Caribbean vs Namibia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Latin America & Caribbean
-46.85 % change on previous year
in 2025
Namibia
114.44 % change on previous year
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
36th
Namibia rank
36th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Namibia
-50005001.0k197119982025

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 114.44 % change on previous year against -46.85 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 161.29 % change on previous year.

That makes Namibia's figure about 2.4 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 36th and Namibia ranks 36th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 39.49 % change on previous year -64.12 % change on previous year 103.62 % change on previous year Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 45.3 % change on previous year 68.01 % change on previous year 22.72 % change on previous year Namibia
2010s 11.63 % change on previous year 0.22 % change on previous year 11.41 % change on previous year Latin America & Caribbean
2020s 25.88 % change on previous year 120.54 % change on previous year 94.65 % change on previous year Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Latin America & Caribbean or Namibia?
Namibia, at 114.44 % change on previous year against -46.85 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Latin America & Caribbean and Namibia?
161.29 % change on previous year, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Namibia?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Namibia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 36th and Namibia ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.