Benin vs New Zealand: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Benin
4.17 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
New Zealand
4.48 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Benin rank
119th
New Zealand rank
116th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Benin
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person against 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person in Benin, a difference of 0.31 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was New Zealand ahead.
Benin ranks 119th and New Zealand ranks 116th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.94 BoP, current US$ per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | -1.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 69.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 71.39 BoP, current US$ per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | -7.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 153.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 160.23 BoP, current US$ per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | -8.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5334 BoP, current US$ per person | Benin |
| 2010s | 1.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 19.07 BoP, current US$ per person | Benin |
| 2020s | 2.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 43.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 40.51 BoP, current US$ per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Benin or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person against 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Benin and New Zealand?
- 0.31 BoP, current US$ per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and New Zealand?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Benin and New Zealand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Benin ranks 119th and New Zealand ranks 116th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.