Cape Verde vs Gabon: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Cape Verde
5.0%
in 2025
Gabon
5.5%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
42nd
Gabon rank
39th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Cape Verde
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 5.5% against 5.0% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gabon ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 42nd and Gabon ranks 39th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 1.8% | 1.7% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 2.6% | -0.9% | 3.5% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 3.0% | 4.2% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.8% | 0.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 7.2% | 2.4% | Gabon |
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 Gabon?
- Gabon, at 5.5% against 5.0% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Cape Verde and Gabon?
- 0.5%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gabon?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Gabon rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 42nd and Gabon ranks 39th 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.