How does Botswana rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?

Botswana ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.

Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Botswana?

Over the last ten years it is down 97.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Botswana

Name: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Botswana
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Botswana: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 196.0%

World rank

144th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.0692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2001

All-time low

-0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2008

Years of data

1975–2024

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Botswana, 1975–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 196.0% on the previous year and down 97.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Botswana peaked at 0.0692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2008.

That places Botswana 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Botswana, 1975 to 2024.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1975	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1976	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1977	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+70.2%
1978	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-100.0%
1979	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1980	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1981	-0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-105.1%
1982	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-100.0%
1983	-0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1984	-0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-82.9%
1985	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-809.0%
1986	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-100.0%
1987	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1988	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1989	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1990	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1991	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.1%
1992	0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
1993	0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1994	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1995	0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+289.3%
1996	-0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-102.5%
1997	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-476.2%
1998	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
1999	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-62.2%
2000	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+41.0%
2001	0.0692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17669.9%
2002	0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-88.6%
2003	0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+247.9%
2004	-0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-115.8%
2005	0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-233.4%
2006	0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.0%
2007	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-40.4%
2008	-0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-384.4%
2009	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-109.1%
2010	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-90.8%
2011	-0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1005.8%
2012	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-189.0%
2013	0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+936.7%
2014	0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.4%
2015	0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+88.1%
2016	0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.9%
2017	-0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-100.5%
2018	0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9064.2%
2019	-0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-124.6%
2020	-0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+285.3%
2021	-0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-61.5%
2022	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-128.4%
2023	-0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-132.7%
2024	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-196.0%

Botswana compared with similar countries

Botswana's 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 5% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Botswana's 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 13% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
2001	+17669.9%	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2018	+9064.2%	-0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2011	-1005.8%	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5
1980s	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	-0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Botswana

141 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
142 Guinea-Bissau 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
143 Yemen, Republic of 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
145 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
146 New Zealand 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
147 Jamaica 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Botswana?: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Botswana was 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Botswana?: The highest recorded value was 0.0692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Botswana?: The lowest recorded value was -0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
How does Botswana rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Botswana ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Botswana?: Over the last ten years it is down 97.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Botswana data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
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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.