Bahrain vs Latvia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Bahrain
0.6%
in 2024
Latvia
0.7%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
70th
Latvia rank
67th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Bahrain
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Latvia ahead.
Bahrain ranks 70th and Latvia ranks 67th of 189 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | -0.0% | 2.0% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 0.7% | 3.0% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 2.0% | 0.7% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Bahrain or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Bahrain and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Latvia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Latvia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 70th and Latvia ranks 67th 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.