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

Vanuatu
8.5 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
7.89 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Vanuatu rank
104th
Zimbabwe rank
106th

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

  • Vanuatu
  • Zimbabwe
051015197720002024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 8.5 BoP, current US$ per person against 7.89 BoP, current US$ per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.61 BoP, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Vanuatu ranks 104th and Zimbabwe ranks 106th of 192 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Vanuatu averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Vanuatu Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0.2658 BoP, current US$ per person 0.2658 BoP, current US$ per person Zimbabwe
2000s 3.14 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1756 BoP, current US$ per person 2.97 BoP, current US$ per person Vanuatu
2010s 3.77 BoP, current US$ per person 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person 1.83 BoP, current US$ per person Vanuatu
2020s 6.52 BoP, current US$ per person 2.66 BoP, current US$ per person 3.86 BoP, current US$ per person Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Vanuatu or Zimbabwe?
Vanuatu, at 8.5 BoP, current US$ per person against 7.89 BoP, current US$ per person in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Vanuatu and Zimbabwe?
0.61 BoP, current US$ per person, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Zimbabwe?
30 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Vanuatu and Zimbabwe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Vanuatu ranks 104th and Zimbabwe ranks 106th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.