Angola vs Ecuador: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Angola
0.9%
in 2025
Ecuador
1.0%
in 2025
Angola rank
148th
Ecuador rank
145th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Angola
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Angola, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 148th and Ecuador ranks 145th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 1.3% | Angola |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 2.1% | 6.9% | Angola |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 1.5% | 5.5% | Angola |
| 2010s | -2.1% | 0.8% | 2.9% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | -2.7% | 0.7% | 3.4% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Angola or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Angola as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Angola and Ecuador?
- 0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Ecuador?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Ecuador rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Angola ranks 148th and Ecuador ranks 145th 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.