Canada vs Lithuania: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Canada
3.0%
in 2025
Lithuania
3.2%
in 2025
Canada rank
74th
Lithuania rank
71st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Canada
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 3.2% against 3.0% in Canada, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 74th and Lithuania ranks 71st of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 3.9% | 1.1% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.8% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 4.8% | 2.3% | Lithuania |
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 Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 3.2% against 3.0% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Canada and Lithuania?
- 0.2%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Lithuania?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Lithuania rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Canada ranks 74th and Lithuania ranks 71st 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.