Cape Verde vs Marshall Islands: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Cape Verde
5.0%
in 2025
Marshall Islands
4.7%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
42nd
Marshall Islands rank
44th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Cape Verde
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 5.0% against 4.7% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 42nd and Marshall Islands ranks 44th of 198 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 2.4% | 4.8% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 3.1% | 2.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 1.3% | 3.5% | Cape Verde |
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 Marshall Islands?
- Cape Verde, at 5.0% against 4.7% in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Cape Verde and Marshall Islands?
- 0.3%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Marshall Islands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Marshall Islands rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 42nd and Marshall Islands ranks 44th 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.