Democratic Republic of Congo vs Namibia: Foreign direct investment, net

Democratic Republic of Congo

-1.87 billion BoP, current US$

in 2025

Namibia

-1.89 billion BoP, current US$

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

144th

Namibia rank

147th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Namibia

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports -1.87 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.89 billion BoP, current US$ in Namibia, a difference of 21.90 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 144th and Namibia ranks 147th 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.