Gambia vs World: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP

Gambia
9.7%
in 2024
World
1.4%
in 2024
Gambia rank
21st
World rank
24th

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

  • Gambia
  • World
02.557.51012.5200020122024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 9.7% against 1.4% in World, a difference of 8.3%.

That makes Gambia's figure about 7.0 times World's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 21st and World ranks 24th of 212 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia World Difference Ahead
2000s 5.4% 3.2% 2.2% Gambia
2010s 3.8% 2.7% 1.1% Gambia
2020s 10.4% 1.6% 8.7% Gambia

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, Gambia or World?
Gambia, at 9.7% against 1.4% in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp between Gambia and World?
8.3%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and World?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Gambia and World rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
Gambia ranks 21st and World ranks 24th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gambia vs World: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/foreign-direct-investment-net-inflows-as-a-proportion-of-gdp-percent/gambia-the/world/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/foreign-direct-investment-net-inflows-as-a-proportion-of-gdp-percent/gambia-the/world/">Gambia vs World: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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