Dominican Republic vs Rwanda: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Dominican Republic
3.9%
in 2025
Rwanda
3.8%
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
56th
Rwanda rank
59th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Dominican Republic
- Rwanda
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 3.9% against 3.8% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 56th and Rwanda ranks 59th of 198 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1% | 0.6% | 1.5% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 0.2% | 2.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 0.9% | 3.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 0.6% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.5% | 1.0% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Dominican Republic or Rwanda?
- Dominican Republic, at 3.9% against 3.8% in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Dominican Republic and Rwanda?
- 0.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Rwanda?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Rwanda rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Dominican Republic ranks 56th and Rwanda ranks 59th 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.