European Union vs Gabon: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

European Union
0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Gabon
0.0548 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
European Union rank
40th
Gabon rank
41st

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time

  • European Union
  • Gabon
-0.0500.050.1197019972025

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.0548 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in European Union, a difference of 0.0513 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Gabon's figure about 15.7 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was European Union ahead.

European Union ranks 40th and Gabon ranks 41st of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Gabon Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gabon
1980s 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gabon
1990s 0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP European Union
2000s 0.0553 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP European Union
2010s 0.0398 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0579 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gabon
2020s 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0583 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, European Union or Gabon?
Gabon, at 0.0548 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between European Union and Gabon?
0.0513 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Gabon?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do European Union and Gabon rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
European Union ranks 40th and Gabon ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.