Estonia vs Netherlands: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Estonia
-1.8%
in 2025
Netherlands
-1.4%
in 2024
Estonia rank
188th
Netherlands rank
186th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Estonia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports -1.4% against -1.8% in Estonia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 188th and Netherlands ranks 186th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 4.4% | 1.2% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 26.8% | 16.4% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 19.2% | 13.4% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 8.3% | -13.0% | 21.2% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Estonia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at -1.4% against -1.8% in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Estonia and Netherlands?
- 0.4%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Netherlands?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Netherlands rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Estonia ranks 188th and Netherlands ranks 186th 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.