Eswatini vs Myanmar: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Eswatini
1.6%
in 2024
Myanmar
1.5%
in 2024
Eswatini rank
119th
Myanmar rank
122nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Eswatini
- Myanmar
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 119th and Myanmar ranks 122nd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.5% | 0.1% | 4.4% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 0.0% | 4.5% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 5.9% | 1.3% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.6% | 0.3% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 4.0% | 2.8% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 2.3% | 1.1% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Eswatini or Myanmar?
- Eswatini, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Eswatini and Myanmar?
- 0.1%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Myanmar?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Myanmar rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 119th and Myanmar ranks 122nd 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.