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

Eswatini
0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Eswatini rank
44th
Zambia rank
45th

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

  • Eswatini
  • Zambia
-0.04-0.0200.020.040.06197419992024

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zambia ahead.

Eswatini ranks 44th and Zambia ranks 45th of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1980s 0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Eswatini
2000s 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2020s 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Eswatini or Zambia?
Eswatini, at 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Eswatini and Zambia?
0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Zambia?
29 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and Zambia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Eswatini ranks 44th and Zambia ranks 45th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.