Africa Eastern and Southern vs Zambia: 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
Zambia
0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
45th
Zambia rank
45th

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Zambia
-0.04-0.0200.020.040.06197019972025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0123 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 0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 4.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

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

Across the 5 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Africa Eastern and Southern or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Africa Eastern and Southern and Zambia?
0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Zambia?
29 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Zambia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 45th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.