Namibia vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Namibia
14.2%
in 2024
Singapore
26.3%
in 2025
Namibia rank
10th
Singapore rank
7th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Namibia
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 26.3% against 14.2% in Namibia, a difference of 12.1%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.9 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Singapore ahead.
Namibia ranks 10th and Singapore ranks 7th of 198 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 10.4% | 10.1% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 12.0% | 9.4% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 16.7% | 10.4% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 22.6% | 18.5% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 26.2% | 17.0% | 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, Namibia or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 26.3% against 14.2% in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Namibia and Singapore?
- 12.1%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Singapore?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 10th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.