Eswatini vs Namibia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Eswatini
-1,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
-373.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Eswatini rank
167th
Namibia rank
164th

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

  • Eswatini
  • Namibia
-2.0k02.0k4.0k197419982023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports -373.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -1,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Eswatini, a difference of 901.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 167th and Namibia ranks 164th of 188 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 1,149 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,147 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Eswatini
2000s 86.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 76.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Eswatini
2010s 347.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 324.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Eswatini
2020s 37.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -69.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 106.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Eswatini or Namibia?
Namibia, at -373.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -1,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Eswatini as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Eswatini and Namibia?
901.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Namibia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Namibia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Eswatini ranks 167th and Namibia ranks 164th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.