Bahrain vs Mexico: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Bahrain
0.6%
in 2024
Mexico
0.6%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
70th
Mexico rank
68th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Bahrain
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Mexico ahead.
Bahrain ranks 70th and Mexico ranks 68th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 0.1% | 2.3% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 0.5% | 3.7% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Bahrain |
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 Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.6% 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 Mexico?
- 0.0%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Mexico?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Mexico rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 70th and Mexico ranks 68th 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.