Colombia vs Ethiopia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Colombia
2.5%
in 2025
Ethiopia
2.7%
in 2024
Colombia rank
81st
Ethiopia rank
78th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Colombia
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in Colombia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 81st and Ethiopia ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 0.7% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 0.8% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 2.9% | 0.8% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Colombia or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Colombia and Ethiopia?
- 0.2%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ethiopia?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Ethiopia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Colombia ranks 81st and Ethiopia ranks 78th 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.