Belize vs Botswana: Foreign direct investment, net outflows
Foreign direct investment, net outflows over time
- Belize
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.02 million BoP, current US$ against 1.40 million BoP, current US$ in Belize, a difference of 1.62 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Botswana's figure about 2.2 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Belize ahead.
Globally, Belize ranks 143rd and Botswana ranks 140th of 191 countries.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an 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. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.