Bahrain vs Uganda: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Bahrain
5.7%
in 2024
Uganda
6.0%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
37th
Uganda rank
35th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Bahrain
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 6.0% against 5.7% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 37th and Uganda ranks 35th of 198 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 1.6% | 6.1% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.1% | 1.6% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 0.4% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 5.2% | 1.4% | Bahrain |
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 Uganda?
- Uganda, at 6.0% against 5.7% in Bahrain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Bahrain and Uganda?
- 0.3%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Uganda?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Uganda rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 37th and Uganda ranks 35th 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.