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

Namibia
0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Namibia rank
92nd
Zimbabwe rank
93rd

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

  • Namibia
  • Zimbabwe
-0.0200.02197720002024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Namibia ranks 92nd and Zimbabwe ranks 93rd of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2000s -0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2010s 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2020s -0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Namibia or Zimbabwe?
Namibia, at 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Namibia and Zimbabwe?
0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Zimbabwe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Namibia ranks 92nd and Zimbabwe ranks 93rd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.