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$), per capita over time
- Kenya
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 7.89 BoP, current US$ 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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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.