Benin vs Mali: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Benin
0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Mali
0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Benin rank
95th
Mali rank
94th

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

  • Benin
  • Mali
-0.06-0.04-0.0200.02197419992024

How they compare

Mali currently reports 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Benin, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mali ahead.

Benin ranks 95th and Mali ranks 94th of 191 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mali
1980s -0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mali
1990s -0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mali
2000s -0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mali
2010s 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mali
2020s 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Benin or Mali?
Mali, at 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Benin and Mali?
0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mali?
47 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Benin and Mali rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Benin ranks 95th and Mali ranks 94th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.