Indonesia vs Philippines: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Indonesia
1.5%
in 2025
Philippines
1.6%
in 2025
Indonesia rank
120th
Philippines rank
118th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Indonesia
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 120th and Philippines ranks 118th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 0.4% | 1.5% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.9% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 0.2% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 2.2% | 0.4% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Indonesia or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Indonesia and Philippines?
- 0.1%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Philippines?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Philippines rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Indonesia ranks 120th and Philippines ranks 118th 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.