Senegal vs Somalia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Senegal
6.3%
in 2024
Somalia
6.4%
in 2024
Senegal rank
33rd
Somalia rank
32nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Senegal
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6.4% against 6.3% in Senegal, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.
Senegal ranks 33rd and Somalia ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.2% | -0.4% | 0.6% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.9% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 4.5% | 2.0% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 6.3% | 3.6% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Senegal or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 6.4% against 6.3% in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Senegal and Somalia?
- 0.1%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Somalia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Senegal and Somalia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Senegal ranks 33rd and Somalia ranks 32nd 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.