Benin vs Greece: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Benin
2.5%
in 2024
Greece
2.6%
in 2024
Benin rank
82nd
Greece rank
79th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Benin
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 82nd and Greece ranks 79th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Greece |
| 1980s | -0.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | Greece |
| 1990s | -0.1% | 0.7% | 0.8% | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Benin |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.6% | 0.6% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Benin or Greece?
- Greece, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Benin and Greece?
- 0.1%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Greece?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Greece rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Benin ranks 82nd and Greece ranks 79th 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.