Canada vs Jordan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Canada
3.0%
in 2025
Jordan
2.8%
in 2024
Canada rank
74th
Jordan rank
76th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Canada
- Jordan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.0% against 2.8% in Jordan, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 74th and Jordan ranks 76th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Jordan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 10.4% | 6.6% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 4.0% | 1.4% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 0.2% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Canada or Jordan?
- Canada, at 3.0% against 2.8% in Jordan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Canada and Jordan?
- 0.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Jordan?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Jordan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Canada ranks 74th and Jordan ranks 76th 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.