Botswana vs Tanzania: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit

Botswana
0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Tanzania
0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2003
Botswana rank
144th
Tanzania rank
145th

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

  • Botswana
  • Tanzania
00.020.040.06197519992024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 144th and Tanzania ranks 145th of 191 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
1980s 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
1990s 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2000s 0.0348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Botswana or Tanzania?
Botswana, at 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Botswana and Tanzania?
0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tanzania?
21 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2003.
How do Botswana and Tanzania rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Botswana ranks 144th and Tanzania ranks 145th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.