Austria vs Norway: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Austria
-2.0%
in 2025
Norway
-1.5%
in 2025
Austria rank
190th
Norway rank
187th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Austria
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports -1.5% against -2.0% in Austria, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 190th and Norway ranks 187th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.7% | 0.7% | Norway |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 3.1% | 3.1% | Austria |
| 2010s | -1.4% | 1.4% | 2.7% | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Norway |
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 Norway?
- Norway, at -1.5% 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 Norway?
- 0.5%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Norway?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Norway rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Austria ranks 190th and Norway ranks 187th 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.