Liberia vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Liberia
9.9%
in 2024
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
8.9%
in 2025
Liberia rank
20th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
23rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Liberia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 9.9% against 8.9% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 20th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 23rd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 4 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.6% | 0.0% | 12.6% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 15.4% | 2.4% | 13.0% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 12.6% | 1.3% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 11.8% | 0.5% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 13.6% | 24.6% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 10.4% | 7.2% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Liberia or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Liberia, at 9.9% against 8.9% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Liberia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 1.0%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Liberia ranks 20th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 23rd 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.