Aruba vs Germany: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Aruba
2.1%
in 2024
Germany
2.1%
in 2025
Aruba rank
30th
Germany rank
27th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Aruba
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.1% against 2.1% in Aruba, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Germany ahead.
Aruba ranks 30th and Germany ranks 27th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Germany |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 2.1% | 6.7% | Aruba |
| 2000s | -0.0% | 2.9% | 2.9% | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 3.5% | 2.9% | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 3.4% | 1.8% | Germany |
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 Germany?
- Germany, 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 Germany?
- 0.0%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Germany?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Aruba and Germany rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Aruba ranks 30th and Germany ranks 27th 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.