Belarus vs Norway: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Belarus
0.2%
in 2025
Norway
0.2%
in 2025
Belarus rank
111th
Norway rank
108th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Belarus
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Belarus, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Norway ahead.
Belarus ranks 111th and Norway ranks 108th of 189 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 2.5% | 2.5% | Norway |
| 2000s | -0.1% | 4.9% | 5.0% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 3.3% | 3.2% | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 2.0% | 1.8% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Belarus or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Belarus and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Norway?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Norway rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Belarus ranks 111th and Norway ranks 108th 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.