Aruba vs Paraguay: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Aruba
2.5%
in 2024
Paraguay
2.4%
in 2025
Aruba rank
84th
Paraguay rank
87th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Aruba
- Paraguay
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Paraguay ahead.
Aruba ranks 84th and Paraguay ranks 87th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 4 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Aruba |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 1.6% | 6.3% | Aruba |
| 2000s | -1.8% | 0.9% | 2.7% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | Aruba |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 1.9% | 1.6% | Aruba |
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 Paraguay?
- Aruba, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Aruba and Paraguay?
- 0.1%, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Paraguay?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Aruba and Paraguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Aruba ranks 84th and Paraguay ranks 87th 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.