Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Zimbabwe: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
8.72 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zimbabwe
330.49 % change on previous year
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
10th
Zimbabwe rank
11th

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

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Zimbabwe
-2000200400600197119982025

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 330.49 % change on previous year against 8.72 % change on previous year in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 321.77 % change on previous year.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 37.9 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th and Zimbabwe ranks 11th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 65.18 % change on previous year -53.01 % change on previous year 118.19 % change on previous year Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 25.86 % change on previous year 31.43 % change on previous year 5.57 % change on previous year Zimbabwe
2000s 34.63 % change on previous year -20.75 % change on previous year 55.37 % change on previous year Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 2.8 % change on previous year -0.9278 % change on previous year 3.73 % change on previous year Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 49.77 % change on previous year 130.82 % change on previous year 81.05 % 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$), annual, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 330.49 % change on previous year against 8.72 % change on previous year in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zimbabwe?
321.77 % change on previous year, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zimbabwe?
32 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zimbabwe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th and Zimbabwe ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.