Jordan vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Jordan
2.8%
in 2024
Sweden
2.9%
in 2025
Jordan rank
76th
Sweden rank
75th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Jordan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.9% against 2.8% in Jordan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sweden ahead.
Jordan ranks 76th and Sweden ranks 75th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 5.0% | 3.8% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 5.9% | 4.5% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 1.4% | 2.7% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 6.0% | 3.8% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Jordan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.9% against 2.8% in Jordan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Jordan and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Sweden?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Jordan ranks 76th and Sweden ranks 75th 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.