Ethiopia vs Greece: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Ethiopia
2.7%
in 2024
Greece
2.6%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
78th
Greece rank
79th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Ethiopia
- Greece
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Greece ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 78th and Greece ranks 79th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Greece in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.0% | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 0.7% | 2.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.2% | 2.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 0.3% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Ethiopia or Greece?
- Ethiopia, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Ethiopia and Greece?
- 0.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Greece?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Greece rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 78th and Greece ranks 79th 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.