How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Zambia?

29 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.

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.

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

Sweden

0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Zambia

0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Sweden rank

47th

Zambia rank

45th

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

Sweden
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sweden, a difference of 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 45th of 191 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
1980s	0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
2000s	0.0671 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0603 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
2010s	0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
2020s	0.0744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Sweden or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Sweden and Zambia?: 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Zambia?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Sweden and Zambia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Sweden ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 45th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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: 11 September 2026

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.