Eswatini vs Philippines: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Eswatini
1.6%
in 2024
Philippines
1.6%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
119th
Philippines rank
118th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Eswatini
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 119th and Philippines ranks 118th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.5% | 0.5% | 4.0% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 0.5% | 4.1% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 1.7% | 2.9% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 0.9% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.9% | 0.7% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 2.3% | 1.1% | Philippines |
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 Philippines?
- Philippines, at 1.6% against 1.6% in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Eswatini and Philippines?
- 0.0%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Philippines?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Philippines rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 119th and Philippines ranks 118th 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.