Benin vs Equatorial Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net

Benin

-429.95 million BoP, current US$

in 2023

Equatorial Guinea

-376.18 million BoP, current US$

in 1996

Benin rank

99th

Equatorial Guinea rank

97th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

Benin
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports -376.18 million BoP, current US$ against -429.95 million BoP, current US$ in Benin, a difference of 53.77 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Globally, Benin ranks 99th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 97th 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: 06 August 2026

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.