Guinea-Bissau vs Uruguay: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Guinea-Bissau
1.2%
in 2024
Uruguay
1.3%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
138th
Uruguay rank
135th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Uruguay ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 138th and Uruguay ranks 135th of 198 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.7% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 4.0% | 2.8% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 4.3% | 2.3% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 2.3% | 1.1% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Guinea-Bissau or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Guinea-Bissau and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Uruguay?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Uruguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 138th and Uruguay ranks 135th 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.