Cape Verde vs Croatia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Cape Verde
5.0%
in 2025
Croatia
4.9%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
42nd
Croatia rank
43rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Cape Verde
- Croatia
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 5.0% against 4.9% in Croatia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 42nd and Croatia ranks 43rd of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Croatia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.1% | 1.0% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.2% | 1.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 3.0% | 2.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.9% | 0.1% | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Cape Verde or Croatia?
- Cape Verde, at 5.0% against 4.9% in Croatia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Cape Verde and Croatia?
- 0.1%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Croatia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Croatia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 42nd and Croatia ranks 43rd 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.