Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Burkina Faso
2.42 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Malawi
2.61 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
130th
Malawi rank
127th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Malawi
-20-10010197419992024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 2.61 BoP, current US$ per person against 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.19 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 130th and Malawi ranks 127th of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0759 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0759 BoP, current US$ per person Burkina Faso
1980s 0.0174 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0174 BoP, current US$ per person Burkina Faso
1990s 0.1606 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1992 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0386 BoP, current US$ per person Malawi
2000s -2.25 BoP, current US$ per person 0.3443 BoP, current US$ per person 2.6 BoP, current US$ per person Malawi
2010s 2.55 BoP, current US$ per person -0.3123 BoP, current US$ per person 2.86 BoP, current US$ per person Burkina Faso
2020s 0.6266 BoP, current US$ per person 0.2079 BoP, current US$ per person 0.4186 BoP, current US$ per person Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Burkina Faso or Malawi?
Malawi, at 2.61 BoP, current US$ per person against 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
0.19 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
42 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 130th and Malawi ranks 127th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.