New Zealand vs Sudan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
New Zealand
1.4%
in 2025
Sudan
1.4%
in 2023
New Zealand rank
132nd
Sudan rank
131st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- New Zealand
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 1.4% against 1.4% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 132nd and Sudan ranks 131st of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1.5% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.8% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 0.8% | 2.9% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 4.0% | 3.0% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 3.4% | 2.4% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 0.8% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, New Zealand or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 1.4% against 1.4% in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between New Zealand and Sudan?
- 0.0%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sudan?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Sudan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- New Zealand ranks 132nd and Sudan ranks 131st 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.