North Macedonia vs Turkmenistan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
North Macedonia
3.5%
in 2025
Turkmenistan
3.7%
in 2024
North Macedonia rank
64th
Turkmenistan rank
61st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- North Macedonia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 3.7% against 3.5% in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times North Macedonia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
North Macedonia ranks 64th and Turkmenistan ranks 61st of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Macedonia | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 5.0% | 3.7% | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 7.3% | 1.7% | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 8.7% | 5.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 0.3% | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, North Macedonia or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 3.7% against 3.5% in North Macedonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between North Macedonia and Turkmenistan?
- 0.2%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Turkmenistan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do North Macedonia and Turkmenistan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- North Macedonia ranks 64th and Turkmenistan ranks 61st 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.