Dominica vs Somalia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Dominica
6.8%
in 2025
Somalia
6.4%
in 2024
Dominica rank
30th
Somalia rank
32nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Dominica
- Somalia
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 6.8% against 6.4% in Somalia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Somalia ahead.
Dominica ranks 30th and Somalia ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 4.0% | -0.4% | 4.4% | Dominica |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 0.1% | 7.5% | Dominica |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 1.0% | 6.2% | Dominica |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 4.5% | 3.0% | Dominica |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 6.3% | 0.7% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Dominica or Somalia?
- Dominica, at 6.8% against 6.4% in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Dominica and Somalia?
- 0.4%, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Somalia?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and Somalia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Dominica ranks 30th and Somalia ranks 32nd 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.