Egypt vs Israel: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Egypt
4.2%
in 2025
Israel
4.3%
in 2025
Egypt rank
52nd
Israel rank
50th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 4.3% against 4.2% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Israel ahead.
Egypt ranks 52nd and Israel ranks 50th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Israel in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 0.3% | 2.2% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 3.8% | 1.8% | Israel |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 0.1% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Egypt or Israel?
- Israel, at 4.3% against 4.2% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Egypt and Israel?
- 0.1%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Israel?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Israel rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 52nd and Israel ranks 50th 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.