Chile vs Dominican Republic: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Chile
4.1%
in 2025
Dominican Republic
3.9%
in 2025
Chile rank
53rd
Dominican Republic rank
56th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Chile
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Chile currently reports 4.1% against 3.9% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Chile ranks 53rd and Dominican Republic ranks 56th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Dominican Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 2.1% | 1.8% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Chile |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 2.2% | 2.4% | Chile |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.0% | 1.7% | Chile |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 3.6% | 3.2% | Chile |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 3.6% | 1.3% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Chile or Dominican Republic?
- Chile, at 4.1% against 3.9% in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Chile and Dominican Republic?
- 0.2%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Dominican Republic?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Dominican Republic rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Chile ranks 53rd and Dominican Republic ranks 56th 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.