Guyana vs Suriname: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Guyana
35.0%
in 2024
Suriname
45.1%
in 2025
Guyana rank
4th
Suriname rank
2nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Guyana
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 45.1% against 35.0% in Guyana, a difference of 10.1%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 4th and Suriname ranks 2nd of 198 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | -0.6% | 1.4% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 0.3% | -7.9% | 8.1% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 12.0% | -5.3% | 17.2% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 6.1% | -5.1% | 11.2% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 2.2% | 9.5% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 8.8% | 3.0% | Guyana |
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 Suriname?
- Suriname, at 45.1% against 35.0% in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Guyana and Suriname?
- 10.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Suriname?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Suriname rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Guyana ranks 4th and Suriname ranks 2nd 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.