Norway vs Yemen: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Norway
-1.5%
in 2025
Yemen
-1.3%
in 2018
Norway rank
187th
Yemen rank
185th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Norway
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports -1.3% against -1.5% in Norway, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 187th and Yemen ranks 185th of 198 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | -0.3% | 2.0% | Norway |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.8% | 1.4% | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -0.7% | 1.8% | 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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at -1.3% against -1.5% in Norway as of 2018.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Norway and Yemen?
- 0.2%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Yemen?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Norway and Yemen rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Norway ranks 187th and Yemen ranks 185th 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.