How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Pakistan?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

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.

Argentina vs Pakistan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP

Argentina

0.5%

in 2025

Pakistan

0.5%

in 2025

Argentina rank

158th

Pakistan rank

161st

Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time

Argentina
Pakistan

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 158th and Pakistan ranks 161st of 198 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	Argentina
1980s	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%	Argentina
1990s	2.6%	0.9%	1.7%	Argentina
2000s	2.2%	1.4%	0.8%	Argentina
2010s	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%	Argentina
2020s	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Argentina or Pakistan?: Argentina, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Argentina and Pakistan?: 0.0%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Pakistan?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Pakistan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?: Argentina ranks 158th and Pakistan ranks 161st 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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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: 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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 9,280 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.