China vs Kenya: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
China
0.4%
in 2025
Kenya
0.4%
in 2024
China rank
164th
Kenya rank
166th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- China
- Kenya
How they compare
China currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Kenya, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kenya ahead.
China ranks 164th and Kenya ranks 166th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | China |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 0.6% | 3.3% | China |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 0.5% | 3.2% | China |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.3% | 1.0% | China |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, China or Kenya?
- China, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between China and Kenya?
- 0.0%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Kenya?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do China and Kenya rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- China ranks 164th and Kenya ranks 166th 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.