Somalia vs Uganda: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Somalia
6.4%
in 2024
Uganda
6.0%
in 2024
Somalia rank
32nd
Uganda rank
35th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Somalia
- Uganda
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6.4% against 6.0% in Uganda, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 32nd and Uganda ranks 35th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Somalia |
| 1980s | -0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 1.6% | 1.5% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 4.1% | 3.1% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.1% | 1.4% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.2% | 1.1% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Somalia or Uganda?
- Somalia, at 6.4% against 6.0% in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Somalia and Uganda?
- 0.4%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Uganda rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Somalia ranks 32nd and Uganda ranks 35th 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.