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China vs South Africa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , China's Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) was 0.10, compared to South Africa's 0.58. That makes China's value 83.0% lower than South Africa's.

China

Rank #167 of 186 globally

China trend
Latest (2024)
0.10
Year-over-year
-64.8%
10-year change
-96.1%
Peak
4.49 (2005)
Trough
0.10 (2024)

South Africa

Rank #150 of 186 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
0.58
Year-over-year
-42.6%
10-year change
-61.8%
Peak
9.68 (2021)
Trough
0.21 (2006)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.