Burundi vs Kiribati: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Burundi
1.0%
in 2025
Kiribati
1.2%
in 2025
Burundi rank
142nd
Kiribati rank
139th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Burundi
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Burundi, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kiribati ahead.
Burundi ranks 142nd and Kiribati ranks 139th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Kiribati in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.9% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 1.2% | -0.4% | 1.6% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Kiribati |
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 Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 1.2% against 1.0% in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Burundi and Kiribati?
- 0.2%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Kiribati?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Kiribati rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Burundi ranks 142nd and Kiribati ranks 139th 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.