China, Macao Special Administrative Region vs Namibia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP

China, Macao Special Administrative Region
3.8%
in 2024
Namibia
14.8%
in 2024
China, Macao Special Administrative Region rank
5th
Namibia rank
8th

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

  • China, Macao Special Administrative Region
  • Namibia
-20020200020122024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 14.8% against 3.8% in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, a difference of 11.0%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 3.9 times China, Macao Special Administrative Region's.

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

China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 5th and Namibia ranks 8th of 37 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, China, Macao Special Administrative Region averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, Macao Special Administrative Region Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s 10.1% 6.3% 3.8% China, Macao Special Administrative Region
2010s 6.1% 4.0% 2.1% China, Macao Special Administrative Region
2020s 2.7% 9.4% 6.7% Namibia

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, China, Macao Special Administrative Region or Namibia?
Namibia, at 14.8% against 3.8% in China, Macao Special Administrative Region as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp between China, Macao Special Administrative Region and Namibia?
11.0%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, Macao Special Administrative Region and Namibia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do China, Macao Special Administrative Region and Namibia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 5th and Namibia ranks 8th of 37 groups.
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