Australia vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Australia
-0.3%
in 2025
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
-0.2%
in 2025
Australia rank
173rd
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
170th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Australia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports -0.2% against -0.3% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 173rd and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 170th of 189 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.2% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.1% | 1.6% | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.7% | -0.1% | 1.7% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Australia or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at -0.2% against -0.3% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Australia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.1%, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Australia ranks 173rd and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 170th 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.