Netherlands vs Norway: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Netherlands
-1.4%
in 2024
Norway
-1.5%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
186th
Norway rank
187th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Netherlands
- Norway
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports -1.4% against -1.5% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 186th and Norway ranks 187th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 1.7% | 2.0% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 3.1% | 23.7% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 1.4% | 17.8% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | -13.0% | 2.0% | 15.0% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Netherlands or Norway?
- Netherlands, at -1.4% against -1.5% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Netherlands and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Netherlands ranks 186th and Norway ranks 187th 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.