Nepal vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Nepal
0.1%
in 2024
Samoa
0.2%
in 2025
Nepal rank
171st
Samoa rank
169th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Nepal
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Nepal, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Samoa ahead.
Nepal ranks 171st and Samoa ranks 169th of 198 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 2.7% | 2.4% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 1.7% | 1.6% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 1.6% | 1.2% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Nepal or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Nepal and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Samoa?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Nepal ranks 171st and Samoa ranks 169th 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.