Malawi vs Vanuatu: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Malawi
2.3%
in 2024
Vanuatu
2.2%
in 2024
Malawi rank
89th
Vanuatu rank
92nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Malawi
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.3% against 2.2% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Malawi ranks 89th and Vanuatu ranks 92nd of 198 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 5.3% | 5.0% | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 10.8% | 10.2% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 6.3% | 4.9% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 5.5% | 2.8% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 2.4% | 0.6% | Vanuatu |
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 Vanuatu?
- Malawi, at 2.3% against 2.2% in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Malawi and Vanuatu?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Vanuatu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Vanuatu rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 89th and Vanuatu ranks 92nd 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.