Palau vs Timor-Leste: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Palau
21.5%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
13.3%
in 2025
Palau rank
8th
Timor-Leste rank
11th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Palau
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Palau currently reports 21.5% against 13.3% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 8.2%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.6 times Timor-Leste's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 8th and Timor-Leste ranks 11th of 198 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 2.9% | 1.9% | Palau |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 1.7% | 10.7% | Palau |
| 2020s | 22.2% | -0.6% | 22.8% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Palau or Timor-Leste?
- Palau, at 21.5% against 13.3% in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Palau and Timor-Leste?
- 8.2%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Timor-Leste?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Timor-Leste rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Palau ranks 8th and Timor-Leste ranks 11th 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.