France vs Romania: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
France
2.2%
in 2025
Romania
2.2%
in 2025
France rank
95th
Romania rank
94th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- France
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 2.2% against 2.2% in France, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1987 it was France ahead.
France ranks 95th and Romania ranks 94th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | France |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.1% | France |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 5.0% | 2.3% | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 2.3% | 0.8% | Romania |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.7% | 0.6% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, France or Romania?
- Romania, at 2.2% against 2.2% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between France and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Romania?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do France and Romania rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- France ranks 95th and Romania ranks 94th 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.