France vs Vanuatu: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
France
2.2%
in 2025
Vanuatu
2.2%
in 2024
France rank
95th
Vanuatu rank
92nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- France
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 2.2% against 2.2% in France, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Vanuatu ahead.
France ranks 95th and Vanuatu ranks 92nd of 198 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 4.1% | 3.7% | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 5.3% | 4.8% | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 10.8% | 9.2% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 6.3% | 3.5% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 5.5% | 3.9% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.4% | 0.3% | Vanuatu |
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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 2.2% against 2.2% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between France and Vanuatu?
- 0.0%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Vanuatu?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do France and Vanuatu rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- France ranks 95th and Vanuatu ranks 92nd 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.