Aruba vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Aruba
2.5%
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis
2.4%
in 2025
Aruba rank
84th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
86th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Aruba
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
Aruba ranks 84th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 86th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 1 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 11.8% | 11.2% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 9.3% | 1.3% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2000s | -1.8% | 16.0% | 17.8% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 11.2% | 7.4% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 0.8% | 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Aruba, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Aruba and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.1%, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Aruba and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Aruba ranks 84th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 86th 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.