Gambia vs Malawi: Foreign direct investment, net

Gambia

-232.36 million BoP, current US$

in 2024

Malawi

-201.56 million BoP, current US$

in 2024

Gambia rank

85th

Malawi rank

83rd

Foreign direct investment, net over time

Gambia
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -201.56 million BoP, current US$ against -232.36 million BoP, current US$ in Gambia, a difference of 30.80 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Gambia ahead.

Globally, Gambia ranks 85th and Malawi ranks 83rd 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.