Romania vs Vanuatu: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Romania
2.2%
in 2025
Vanuatu
2.2%
in 2024
Romania rank
94th
Vanuatu rank
92nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Romania
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 2.2% against 2.2% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Romania ranks 94th and Vanuatu ranks 92nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 7.3% | 7.3% | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 10.8% | 9.3% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 6.3% | 1.2% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 5.5% | 3.1% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 0.4% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Romania or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 2.2% against 2.2% in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Romania and Vanuatu?
- 0.0%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Vanuatu?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Vanuatu rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Romania ranks 94th and Vanuatu ranks 92nd 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.