Malawi vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Malawi
2.3%
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis
2.4%
in 2025
Malawi rank
89th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
86th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Malawi
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
Malawi ranks 89th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 86th of 198 countries.
Saint Kitts and Nevis has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 8.1% | 7.7% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 9.3% | 8.7% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 16.0% | 14.6% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 11.2% | 8.5% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 2.7% | 0.9% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Malawi or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Malawi and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.1%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 89th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 86th 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.