Aruba vs Thailand: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Aruba
2.1%
in 2024
Thailand
1.6%
in 2025
Aruba rank
30th
Thailand rank
33rd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Aruba
- Thailand
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 2.1% against 1.6% in Thailand, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Aruba's figure about 1.3 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Thailand ahead.
Aruba ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 33rd of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Aruba |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 0.3% | 8.5% | Aruba |
| 2000s | -0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 2.5% | 1.8% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 2.6% | 1.0% | Thailand |
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 Thailand?
- Aruba, at 2.1% against 1.6% in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Aruba and Thailand?
- 0.5%, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Thailand?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Aruba and Thailand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Aruba ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 33rd 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.