Botswana vs Vanuatu: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Botswana
3.02 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Vanuatu
2.79 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Botswana rank
141st
Vanuatu rank
142nd

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

  • Botswana
  • Vanuatu
-100.0M0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M197519992024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 3.02 million BoP, current US$ against 2.79 million BoP, current US$ in Vanuatu, a difference of 232,390 BoP, current US$.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Botswana ranks 141st and Vanuatu ranks 142nd of 192 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s -4,456 BoP, current US$ 0 BoP, current US$ 4,456 BoP, current US$ Vanuatu
2000s 33.16 million BoP, current US$ 584,130 BoP, current US$ 32.58 million BoP, current US$ Botswana
2010s 60.95 million BoP, current US$ 1.01 million BoP, current US$ 59.94 million BoP, current US$ Botswana
2020s -18.23 million BoP, current US$ 2.07 million BoP, current US$ 20.31 million BoP, current US$ Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Botswana or Vanuatu?
Botswana, at 3.02 million BoP, current US$ against 2.79 million BoP, current US$ in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Botswana and Vanuatu?
232,390 BoP, current US$, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Vanuatu?
31 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Vanuatu rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Botswana ranks 141st and Vanuatu ranks 142nd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.