Mexico vs Paraguay: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Mexico
2.4%
in 2025
Paraguay
2.4%
in 2025
Mexico rank
88th
Paraguay rank
87th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Mexico
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in Mexico, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 88th and Paraguay ranks 87th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 0.9% | 1.8% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 0.7% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 0.5% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Mexico or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 2.4% against 2.4% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Mexico and Paraguay?
- 0.0%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Paraguay?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Paraguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Mexico ranks 88th and Paraguay ranks 87th 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.