Chile vs Egypt: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Chile
4.1%
in 2025
Egypt
4.2%
in 2025
Chile rank
53rd
Egypt rank
52nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Chile
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4.2% against 4.1% in Chile, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 53rd and Egypt ranks 52nd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 2.6% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 1.2% | 3.4% | Chile |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.8% | 1.9% | Chile |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 2.0% | 4.8% | Chile |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 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 Egypt?
- Egypt, at 4.2% against 4.1% in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Chile and Egypt?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Egypt?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Egypt rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Chile ranks 53rd and Egypt ranks 52nd 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.