Albania vs Somalia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Albania
6.1%
in 2025
Somalia
6.4%
in 2024
Albania rank
34th
Somalia rank
32nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Albania
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6.4% against 6.1% in Albania, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 34th and Somalia ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | -0.4% | 0.4% | Albania |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 0.0% | 2.6% | Albania |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 1.0% | 4.3% | Albania |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 4.5% | 3.9% | Albania |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.3% | 0.7% | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Albania or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 6.4% against 6.1% in Albania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Albania and Somalia?
- 0.3%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Somalia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Somalia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Albania ranks 34th and Somalia ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.