Malawi vs Paraguay: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Malawi
0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Paraguay
0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi rank
76th
Paraguay rank
79th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Malawi
- Paraguay
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Paraguay ahead.
Malawi ranks 76th and Paraguay ranks 79th of 191 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990s | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Paraguay |
| 2010s | -0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Malawi or Paraguay?
- Malawi, at 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Malawi and Paraguay?
- 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Paraguay?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Paraguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Malawi ranks 76th and Paraguay ranks 79th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.