Namibia vs Tanzania: Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy

Namibia
968.87 million IMF-BoP, current US$
in 2011
Tanzania
1.10 billion IMF-BoP, current US$
in 2011
Namibia rank
12th
Tanzania rank
11th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy over time

  • Namibia
  • Tanzania
400.0M600.0M800.0M1.0B1.2B1.4B200520082011

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 1.10 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ against 968.87 million IMF-BoP, current US$ in Namibia, a difference of 126.53 million IMF-BoP, current US$.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Tanzania ahead.

Namibia ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 11th of 41 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 594.38 million IMF-BoP, current US$ 851.19 million IMF-BoP, current US$ 256.81 million IMF-BoP, current US$ Tanzania
2010s 827.58 million IMF-BoP, current US$ 1.06 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ 231.53 million IMF-BoP, current US$ Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy, Namibia or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 1.10 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ against 968.87 million IMF-BoP, current US$ in Namibia as of 2011.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy between Namibia and Tanzania?
126.53 million IMF-BoP, current US$, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Tanzania?
7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2011.
How do Namibia and Tanzania rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy?
Namibia ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 11th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy (IMF-BoP, current US$). 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.