Aruba vs Finland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Aruba
2.1%
in 2024
Finland
2.1%
in 2025
Aruba rank
30th
Finland rank
29th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Aruba
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 2.1% against 2.1% in Aruba, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Finland ahead.
Aruba ranks 30th and Finland ranks 29th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 1.8% | 1.7% | Finland |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 3.6% | 5.2% | Aruba |
| 2000s | -0.0% | 5.7% | 5.7% | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 2.3% | 1.6% | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 4.1% | 2.5% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Aruba or Finland?
- Finland, at 2.1% against 2.1% in Aruba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Aruba and Finland?
- 0.0%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Finland?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Aruba and Finland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Aruba ranks 30th and Finland ranks 29th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows 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 outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.