Botswana vs Eswatini: Total FDI outflows β€” Value US$, 2015 prices

Botswana
-35.59 million USD
in 2023
Eswatini
-25.11 million USD
in 2023
Botswana rank
152nd
Eswatini rank
150th

Total FDI outflows β€” Value US$, 2015 prices over time

  • Botswana
  • Eswatini
0200400600199020062023

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports -25.11 million USD against -35.59 million USD in Botswana, a difference of 10.48 million USD.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 152nd and Eswatini ranks 150th of 165 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Eswatini in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Eswatini Difference Ahead
1990s 13.69 million USD 18.53 million USD 4.84 million USD Eswatini
2000s 89.77 million USD 0.2642 million USD 89.51 million USD Botswana
2010s 58.28 million USD 5.19 million USD 53.09 million USD Botswana
2020s -30.9 million USD 0.5135 million USD 31.42 million USD Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi outflows β€” value us$, 2015 prices, Botswana or Eswatini?
Eswatini, at -25.11 million USD against -35.59 million USD in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi outflows β€” value us$, 2015 prices between Botswana and Eswatini?
10.48 million USD, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eswatini?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Eswatini rank globally for total fdi outflows β€” value us$, 2015 prices?
Botswana ranks 152nd and Eswatini ranks 150th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI outflows β€” Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total FDI outflows β€” Value US$, 2015 prices
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 6,043 data points, 1990–2023
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.