Belize vs Italy: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Belize
0.0%
in 2025
Italy
0.0%
in 2025
Belize rank
175th
Italy rank
174th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Belize
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Belize, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Italy's figure about 4.8 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 175th and Italy ranks 174th of 198 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | 0.3% | 4.8% | Belize |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.1% | Belize |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 0.3% | 2.1% | Belize |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 1.4% | 4.3% | Belize |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 1.0% | 3.7% | Belize |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2.0% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Belize or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Belize and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Italy?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Italy rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Belize ranks 175th and Italy ranks 174th 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.