How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Timor-Leste?

21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.

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.

Namibia vs Timor-Leste: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP

Namibia

14.2%

in 2024

Timor-Leste

13.3%

in 2025

Namibia rank

10th

Timor-Leste rank

11th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time

Namibia
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 14.2% against 13.3% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 10th and Timor-Leste ranks 11th of 198 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.6%	2.9%	3.8%	Namibia
2010s	4.0%	1.7%	2.3%	Namibia
2020s	9.3%	-0.6%	9.9%	Namibia

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 Timor-Leste?: Namibia, at 14.2% against 13.3% in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Namibia and Timor-Leste?: 0.9%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Timor-Leste?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Timor-Leste rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?: Namibia ranks 10th and Timor-Leste ranks 11th 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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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: 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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 9,280 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.