How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Sierra Leone?

33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.

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.

Belarus vs Sierra Leone: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP

Belarus

1.7%

in 2025

Sierra Leone

1.7%

in 2024

Belarus rank

113th

Sierra Leone rank

112th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time

Belarus
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.7% against 1.7% in Belarus, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 113th and Sierra Leone ranks 112th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.1%	-0.1%	1.2%	Belarus
2000s	1.8%	2.2%	0.4%	Sierra Leone
2010s	2.9%	6.5%	3.7%	Sierra Leone
2020s	2.2%	2.0%	0.3%	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Belarus or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 1.7% against 1.7% in Belarus as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Belarus and Sierra Leone?: 0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Sierra Leone?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Belarus and Sierra Leone rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?: Belarus ranks 113th and Sierra Leone ranks 112th 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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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: 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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 9,280 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.