Namibia vs Palau: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Namibia
14.2%
in 2024
Palau
21.5%
in 2024
Namibia rank
10th
Palau rank
8th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Namibia
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 21.5% against 14.2% in Namibia, a difference of 7.3%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.5 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Palau ahead.
Namibia ranks 10th and Palau ranks 8th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Palau |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 0.7% | 2.4% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 3.5% | 2.8% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 12.4% | 8.4% | Palau |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 22.2% | 13.0% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Namibia or Palau?
- Palau, at 21.5% against 14.2% in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Namibia and Palau?
- 7.3%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Palau?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Palau rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 10th and Palau ranks 8th 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.