Africa Eastern and Southern vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Africa Eastern and Southern
-0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sweden
0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
45th
Sweden rank
47th

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sweden's figure about 4.2 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 47th of 47 groups.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden
1980s 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden
1990s 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0417 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden
2000s 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0808 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden
2010s 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden
2020s -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0644 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Africa Eastern and Southern or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Africa Eastern and Southern and Sweden?
0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Sweden?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 47th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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