Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy

Burkina Faso
38.83 million IMF-BoP, current US$
in 2010
Malawi
92.41 million IMF-BoP, current US$
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
34th
Malawi rank
31st

Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 92.41 million IMF-BoP, current US$ against 38.83 million IMF-BoP, current US$ in Burkina Faso, a difference of 53.57 million IMF-BoP, current US$.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.4 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Malawi ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 31st of 41 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 49.41 million IMF-BoP, current US$ 108.84 million IMF-BoP, current US$ 59.43 million IMF-BoP, current US$ Malawi
2010s 38.83 million IMF-BoP, current US$ 97.01 million IMF-BoP, current US$ 58.18 million IMF-BoP, current US$ Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy, Burkina Faso or Malawi?
Malawi, at 92.41 million IMF-BoP, current US$ against 38.83 million IMF-BoP, current US$ in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
53.57 million IMF-BoP, current US$, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2010.
How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy?
Burkina Faso ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 31st of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy (IMF-BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy (IMF-BoP, current US$)
Unit
IMF-BoP, current US$
Source
International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
43 places, 288 data points, 2005–2011
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.