New Zealand vs Uruguay: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
New Zealand
1.4%
in 2025
Uruguay
1.3%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
132nd
Uruguay rank
135th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- New Zealand
- Uruguay
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 132nd and Uruguay ranks 135th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 0.6% | 3.2% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 4.0% | 3.0% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 4.3% | 3.4% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- New Zealand, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- New Zealand ranks 132nd and Uruguay ranks 135th 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.