Gabon vs Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Gabon
5.5%
in 2024
Guinea
5.6%
in 2024
Gabon rank
39th
Guinea rank
38th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Gabon
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 5.6% against 5.5% in Gabon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 39th and Guinea ranks 38th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 5 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1% | 0.0% | 3.1% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 0.2% | 1.7% | Gabon |
| 1990s | -0.9% | 0.4% | 1.3% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 0.7% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.5% | 0.5% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 3.4% | 3.7% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Gabon or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Gabon and Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Guinea?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Gabon ranks 39th and Guinea ranks 38th 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.