Dominica vs Saint Lucia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Dominica
6.8%
in 2025
Saint Lucia
7.3%
in 2025
Dominica rank
30th
Saint Lucia rank
27th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Dominica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 7.3% against 6.8% in Dominica, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Dominica's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Dominica ranks 30th and Saint Lucia ranks 27th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | 8.6% | 4.6% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 6.4% | 1.2% | Dominica |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 13.3% | 6.0% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.4% | 1.1% | Dominica |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.9% | 0.1% | Saint Lucia |
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 Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 7.3% against 6.8% in Dominica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Dominica and Saint Lucia?
- 0.5%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Saint Lucia?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Dominica and Saint Lucia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Dominica ranks 30th and Saint Lucia ranks 27th 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.