Mali vs Thailand: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Mali
3.4%
in 2024
Thailand
3.3%
in 2025
Mali rank
67th
Thailand rank
70th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Mali
- Thailand
How they compare
Mali currently reports 3.4% against 3.3% in Thailand, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Thailand ahead.
Mali ranks 67th and Thailand ranks 70th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 2.5% | 1.8% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 3.3% | 1.0% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 0.4% | Mali |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 1.1% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Mali or Thailand?
- Mali, at 3.4% against 3.3% in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Mali and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Thailand?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Thailand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Mali ranks 67th and Thailand ranks 70th 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.