Bhutan vs Italy: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Bhutan
0.1%
in 2024
Italy
0.0%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
172nd
Italy rank
174th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Bhutan
- Italy
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.4 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 172nd and Italy ranks 174th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 1.3% | 1.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Bhutan or Italy?
- Bhutan, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Bhutan and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Italy?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Italy rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Bhutan ranks 172nd 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.