Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Kenya
7.4 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
7.89 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
108th
Zimbabwe rank
106th

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

  • Kenya
  • Zimbabwe
051015197519992024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 7.89 BoP, current US$ per person against 7.4 BoP, current US$ per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.49 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 108th and Zimbabwe ranks 106th of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2403 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0.2403 BoP, current US$ per person Kenya
1980s 0.4348 BoP, current US$ per person 0.2127 BoP, current US$ per person 0.2221 BoP, current US$ per person Kenya
1990s 0.2119 BoP, current US$ per person 1.41 BoP, current US$ per person 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person Zimbabwe
2000s 0.3778 BoP, current US$ per person 0.2447 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1331 BoP, current US$ per person Kenya
2010s 2.4 BoP, current US$ per person 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person 0.4644 BoP, current US$ per person Kenya
2020s 9.03 BoP, current US$ per person 2.66 BoP, current US$ per person 6.36 BoP, current US$ per person Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 7.89 BoP, current US$ per person against 7.4 BoP, current US$ per person in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
0.49 BoP, current US$ per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Kenya ranks 108th and Zimbabwe ranks 106th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.