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

Congo
77.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
78.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
121st
Zimbabwe rank
120th

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

  • Congo
  • Zimbabwe
-2.0k02.0k4.0k197720002023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 78.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 77.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 1.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Congo ranks 121st and Zimbabwe ranks 120th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
1980s 4.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.4897 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1990s -274.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 40.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 314.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s -163.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 172.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2010s 1,662 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 69.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,593 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Congo
2020s -673.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 56.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 730.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Congo or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 78.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 77.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Congo and Zimbabwe?
1.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zimbabwe?
44 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Congo and Zimbabwe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Congo ranks 121st and Zimbabwe ranks 120th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.