Aruba vs Colombia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Aruba
2.5%
in 2024
Colombia
2.5%
in 2025
Aruba rank
84th
Colombia rank
81st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Aruba
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2.5% against 2.5% in Aruba, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Colombia ahead.
Aruba ranks 84th and Colombia ranks 81st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 2.1% | 5.9% | Aruba |
| 2000s | -1.8% | 3.5% | 5.3% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 4.0% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.7% | 0.2% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Aruba or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 2.5% against 2.5% in Aruba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Aruba and Colombia?
- 0.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Colombia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Aruba and Colombia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Aruba ranks 84th and Colombia ranks 81st 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.