Bhutan vs Nepal: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Bhutan
0.1%
in 2024
Nepal
0.1%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
172nd
Nepal rank
171st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Bhutan
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.6 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 172nd and Nepal ranks 171st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.1% | 1.3% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Nepal |
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 Nepal?
- Nepal, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Bhutan and Nepal?
- 0.0%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Nepal?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Nepal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Bhutan ranks 172nd and Nepal ranks 171st 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.