Norway vs Tonga: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Norway
-1.5%
in 2025
Tonga
-1.9%
in 2024
Norway rank
187th
Tonga rank
189th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Norway
- Tonga
How they compare
Norway currently reports -1.5% against -1.9% in Tonga, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 187th and Tonga ranks 189th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.0% | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.4% | 1.3% | Norway |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.2% | 0.1% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 2.0% | -0.0% | 2.0% | 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, Norway or Tonga?
- Norway, at -1.5% against -1.9% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Norway and Tonga?
- 0.4%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Tonga?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Tonga rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Norway ranks 187th and Tonga ranks 189th 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.