Equatorial Guinea vs Niger: Foreign direct investment, net

Equatorial Guinea

-376.18 million BoP, current US$

in 1996

Niger

-337.36 million BoP, current US$

in 2024

Equatorial Guinea rank

97th

Niger rank

94th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

Equatorial Guinea
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports -337.36 million BoP, current US$ against -376.18 million BoP, current US$ in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 38.82 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Niger ahead.

Globally, Equatorial Guinea ranks 97th and Niger ranks 94th 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.