Chad vs Gabon: Foreign direct investment, net

Chad

-26.51 million BoP, current US$

in 1994

Gabon

-25.25 million BoP, current US$

in 2015

Chad rank

57th

Gabon rank

55th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

Chad
Gabon

How they compare

Gabon currently reports -25.25 million BoP, current US$ against -26.51 million BoP, current US$ in Chad, a difference of 1.26 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Chad ahead.

Globally, Chad ranks 57th and Gabon ranks 55th 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.