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Belize vs Central African Republic: Foreign direct investment, net

Belize
1.16 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Central African Republic
3.60 million BoP, current US$
in 1994
Belize rank
44th
Central African Republic rank
42nd

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Belize
  • Central African Republic
-200.0M-150.0M-100.0M-50.0M0197720012025

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 3.60 million BoP, current US$ against 1.16 million BoP, current US$ in Belize, a difference of 2.45 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 3.1 times Belize's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Belize ahead.

Globally, Belize ranks 44th and Central African Republic ranks 42nd of 196 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.