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

Benin
0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Namibia
0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Benin rank
95th
Namibia rank
92nd

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

  • Benin
  • Namibia
-0.06-0.04-0.0200.02197419992024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Benin, a difference of 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Benin ranks 95th and Namibia ranks 92nd of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s -0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2000s -0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2010s 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2020s 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0048 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$), per unit, Benin or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.0033 BoP, current US$ 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$), per unit between Benin and Namibia?
0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Namibia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Benin and Namibia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Benin ranks 95th and Namibia ranks 92nd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.