Israel vs Viet Nam: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Israel
4.3%
in 2025
Viet Nam
4.2%
in 2024
Israel rank
50th
Viet Nam rank
51st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Israel
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Israel currently reports 4.3% against 4.2% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 50th and Viet Nam ranks 51st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Israel |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 6.8% | 5.7% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 5.2% | 1.5% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 4.7% | 0.9% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 4.3% | 0.5% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Israel or Viet Nam?
- Israel, at 4.3% against 4.2% in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Israel and Viet Nam?
- 0.1%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Viet Nam?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Viet Nam rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Israel ranks 50th and Viet Nam ranks 51st 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.