Azerbaijan vs Latvia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Azerbaijan
0.5%
in 2025
Latvia
0.5%
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
156th
Latvia rank
155th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Azerbaijan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 156th and Latvia ranks 155th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.1% | 5.5% | 13.6% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 4.1% | 20.1% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 3.2% | 3.1% | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | -1.1% | 3.9% | 5.0% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Azerbaijan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Azerbaijan and Latvia?
- 0.0%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Latvia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Latvia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Azerbaijan ranks 156th and Latvia ranks 155th 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.