Egypt vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP
Egypt
12.0%
in 2024
Latin America and the Caribbean
2.4%
in 2024
Egypt rank
11th
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
13th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 12.0% against 2.4% in Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 5.0 times Latin America and the Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
Egypt ranks 11th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Latin America and the Caribbean in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 0.9% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 3.1% | 1.1% | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 2.4% | 1.6% | Egypt |
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, Egypt or Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Egypt, at 12.0% against 2.4% in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp between Egypt and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 9.6%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 11th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th 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.