Botswana vs Pakistan: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Botswana
1.2 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Pakistan
1.05 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
135th
Pakistan rank
138th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Botswana
- Pakistan
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person in Pakistan, a difference of 0.15 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 135th and Pakistan ranks 138th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1122 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1122 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.2226 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0548 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1678 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 1990s | 6.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.44 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 37.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2883 BoP, current US$ per person | 37.07 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 27.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2608 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.37 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | -7.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.9 BoP, current US$ per person | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Botswana or Pakistan?
- Botswana, at 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Botswana and Pakistan?
- 0.15 BoP, current US$ per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Pakistan?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Pakistan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 135th and Pakistan ranks 138th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.