Somalia vs Southern Asia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP

Somalia
6.4%
in 2024
Southern Asia
0.6%
in 2024
Somalia rank
33rd
Southern Asia rank
35th

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

  • Somalia
  • Southern Asia
0246200020122024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 6.4% against 0.6% in Southern Asia, a difference of 5.8%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 10.0 times Southern Asia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Southern Asia ahead.

Somalia ranks 33rd and Southern Asia ranks 35th of 212 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Southern Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Southern Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 1.0% 1.4% 0.4% Southern Asia
2010s 4.5% 1.4% 3.1% Somalia
2020s 6.3% 1.1% 5.2% Somalia

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, Somalia or Southern Asia?
Somalia, at 6.4% against 0.6% in Southern Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp between Somalia and Southern Asia?
5.8%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Southern Asia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Southern Asia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
Somalia ranks 33rd and Southern Asia ranks 35th 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.

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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