Benin vs Zimbabwe: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Benin
0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Benin rank
95th
Zimbabwe rank
93rd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Benin
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Benin, a difference of 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Benin ranks 95th and Zimbabwe ranks 93rd of 191 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 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 | Benin |
| 1980s | -0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | -0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | -0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 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$), per unit, Benin or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.0032 BoP, current US$ 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$), per unit between Benin and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zimbabwe?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Zimbabwe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Benin ranks 95th and Zimbabwe ranks 93rd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.