Burundi vs Ecuador: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Burundi
1.0%
in 2025
Ecuador
1.0%
in 2025
Burundi rank
142nd
Ecuador rank
145th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Burundi
- Ecuador
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ecuador ahead.
Burundi ranks 142nd and Ecuador ranks 145th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 1.8% | 1.8% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.9% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Burundi or Ecuador?
- Burundi, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Burundi and Ecuador?
- 0.0%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ecuador?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Ecuador rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Burundi ranks 142nd and Ecuador ranks 145th 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.