Egypt vs South America: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP
Egypt
12.0%
in 2024
South America
2.9%
in 2024
Egypt rank
11th
South America rank
9th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP over time
- Egypt
- South America
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 12.0% against 2.9% in South America, a difference of 9.1%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 4.1 times South America's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South America ahead.
Egypt ranks 11th and South America ranks 9th of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and South America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.8% | 1.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 3.4% | 1.4% | South America |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 0.9% | 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 South America?
- Egypt, at 12.0% against 2.9% in South America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp between Egypt and South America?
- 9.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South America?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and South America rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 11th and South America ranks 9th 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.