Gambia vs IDA total: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) over time
- Gambia
- IDA total
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 10.6% against 2.5% in IDA total, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 4.3 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was IDA total ahead.
Gambia ranks 16th and IDA total ranks 13th of 201 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.0% | 1.2% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 2.2% | 3.2% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.3% | 1.5% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 1.9% | 8.5% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, Gambia or IDA total?
- Gambia, at 10.6% against 2.5% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between Gambia and IDA total?
- 8.1%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and IDA total?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and IDA total rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Gambia ranks 16th and IDA total ranks 13th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.