Bahamas vs Colombia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Bahamas
1.0%
in 2024
Colombia
1.1%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
51st
Colombia rank
50th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Bahamas
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Colombia ahead.
Bahamas ranks 51st and Colombia ranks 50th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Colombia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 1.4% | 2.8% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Bahamas or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Bahamas and Colombia?
- 0.1%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Colombia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Colombia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Bahamas ranks 51st and Colombia ranks 50th 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.