Caribbean vs Northern Africa and Western Asia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP

Caribbean
1.9%
in 2024
Northern Africa and Western Asia
1.9%
in 2024
Caribbean rank
17th
Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
19th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP over time

  • Caribbean
  • Northern Africa and Western Asia
0246200020122024

How they compare

Caribbean currently reports 1.9% against 1.9% in Northern Africa and Western Asia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Caribbean ahead.

Caribbean ranks 17th and Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 19th of 37 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Northern Africa and Western Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Northern Africa and Western Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 3.0% 2.7% 0.3% Caribbean
2010s 2.7% 2.9% 0.2% Northern Africa and Western Asia
2020s 1.9% 1.5% 0.3% Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp, Caribbean or Northern Africa and Western Asia?
Caribbean, at 1.9% against 1.9% in Northern Africa and Western Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp between Caribbean and Northern Africa and Western Asia?
0.0%, with Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Northern Africa and Western Asia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Caribbean and Northern Africa and Western Asia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
Caribbean ranks 17th and Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 19th of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
249 places, 6,020 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed