Ecuador vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP
Ecuador
0.4%
in 2024
Samoa
0.3%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
176th
Samoa rank
178th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP over time
- Ecuador
- Samoa
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 176th and Samoa ranks 178th of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.7% | 0.2% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.6% | 0.7% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
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, Ecuador or Samoa?
- Ecuador, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp between Ecuador and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 176th and Samoa ranks 178th of 212 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.