Kenya vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Kenya
0.4%
in 2024
Samoa
0.2%
in 2025
Kenya rank
166th
Samoa rank
169th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Kenya
- Samoa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.4% against 0.2% in Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 2.2 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 166th and Samoa ranks 169th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 2.7% | 2.0% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 1.7% | 1.2% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Kenya or Samoa?
- Kenya, at 0.4% against 0.2% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Kenya and Samoa?
- 0.2%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Samoa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 166th and Samoa ranks 169th 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.