Mozambique vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Mozambique
15.4%
in 2024
Singapore
26.3%
in 2025
Mozambique rank
9th
Singapore rank
7th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Mozambique
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 26.3% against 15.4% in Mozambique, a difference of 10.9%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.7 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Singapore ahead.
Mozambique ranks 9th and Singapore ranks 7th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 11.6% | 9.5% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 16.7% | 12.3% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 22.6% | 1.1% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 26.2% | 6.3% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Mozambique or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 26.3% against 15.4% in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Mozambique and Singapore?
- 10.9%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Singapore?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Mozambique ranks 9th and Singapore ranks 7th 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.