Austria vs Estonia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Austria
-2.0%
in 2025
Estonia
-1.8%
in 2025
Austria rank
190th
Estonia rank
188th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Austria
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports -1.8% against -2.0% in Austria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Estonia ahead.
Austria ranks 190th and Estonia ranks 188th of 198 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 5.6% | 4.3% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 10.4% | 4.1% | Estonia |
| 2010s | -1.4% | 5.8% | 7.1% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 6.6% | 5.7% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Austria or Estonia?
- Estonia, at -1.8% against -2.0% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Austria and Estonia?
- 0.2%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Estonia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Estonia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Austria ranks 190th and Estonia ranks 188th 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.