Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows

Kenya

463.44 million BoP, current US$

in 2024

Zimbabwe

465.43 million BoP, current US$

in 2024

Kenya rank

125th

Zimbabwe rank

124th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows over time

Kenya
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 465.43 million BoP, current US$ against 463.44 million BoP, current US$ in Kenya, a difference of 1.99 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Globally, Kenya ranks 125th and Zimbabwe ranks 124th of 201 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
Unit: BoP, current US$
Source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 12,232 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. 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 ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.