Bahrain vs Gabon: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Bahrain
5.7%
in 2024
Gabon
5.5%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
37th
Gabon rank
39th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Bahrain
- Gabon
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 5.7% against 5.5% in Gabon, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Gabon ahead.
Bahrain ranks 37th and Gabon ranks 39th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 3.1% | 2.1% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 1.8% | 1.5% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 7.8% | -0.9% | 8.6% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.0% | 2.7% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 5.8% | 2.3% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 7.2% | 0.6% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Bahrain or Gabon?
- Bahrain, at 5.7% against 5.5% in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Bahrain and Gabon?
- 0.2%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Gabon?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Gabon rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 37th and Gabon ranks 39th 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.