Botswana has emerged as one of Africa’s strongest performers in attracting greenfield foreign direct investment, ranking 11th globally in the latest fDi Intelligence Greenfield FDI Performance Index 2026, a Financial Times-owned source of foreign direct investment data and analysis.
The ranking measures greenfield FDI projects rather than traditional FDI flows. Greenfield investment occurs when a foreign company establishes a new operation such as a factory, mine, office, data centre or renewable-energy facility, rather than buying an existing company. That distinction matters for Botswana because greenfield projects can bring new productive capacity, technology and supply-chain opportunities into an economy.
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