Guyana vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Guyana
35.0%
in 2024
Singapore
26.3%
in 2025
Guyana rank
4th
Singapore rank
7th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Guyana
- Singapore
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 35.0% against 26.3% in Singapore, a difference of 8.7%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.3 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Singapore ahead.
Guyana ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 7th of 198 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 5.8% | 5.0% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 9.7% | 9.5% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 0.0% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 16.7% | 10.6% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 22.6% | 10.9% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 26.2% | 14.4% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Guyana or Singapore?
- Guyana, at 35.0% against 26.3% in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Guyana and Singapore?
- 8.7%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Singapore?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Guyana ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 7th 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.