Namibia vs Palau: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP
Namibia
14.8%
in 2024
Palau
28.9%
in 2023
Namibia rank
8th
Palau rank
5th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP over time
- Namibia
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 28.9% against 14.8% in Namibia, a difference of 14.1%.
That makes Palau's figure about 2.0 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 8th and Palau ranks 5th of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 3.5% | 2.9% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 12.3% | 8.3% | Palau |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 22.5% | 14.5% | Palau |
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, Namibia or Palau?
- Palau, at 28.9% against 14.8% in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp between Namibia and Palau?
- 14.1%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Palau?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Palau rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 8th and Palau ranks 5th 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.