Sub-Saharan Africa vs Timor-Leste: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP

Sub-Saharan Africa
2.3%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
11.6%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
15th
Timor-Leste rank
15th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Timor-Leste
-20-10010200020122024

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 11.6% against 2.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 9.3%.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 5.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th and Timor-Leste ranks 15th of 37 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and Timor-Leste in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 2.5% 2.9% 0.4% Timor-Leste
2010s 2.1% 1.7% 0.5% Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 2.1% -0.7% 2.8% Sub-Saharan Africa

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, Sub-Saharan Africa or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 11.6% against 2.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp between Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste?
9.3%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste?
21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th and Timor-Leste ranks 15th of 37 groups.
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