How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Uruguay?

43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.

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.

Cape Verde vs Uruguay: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP

Cape Verde

0.8%

in 2025

Uruguay

0.8%

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

61st

Uruguay rank

62nd

Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time

Cape Verde
Uruguay

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 61st and Uruguay ranks 62nd of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Cape Verde
1990s	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	Cape Verde
2000s	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	Uruguay
2010s	0.4%	2.4%	2.0%	Uruguay
2020s	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Cape Verde or Uruguay?: Cape Verde, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Cape Verde and Uruguay?: 0.0%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Uruguay?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Uruguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?: Cape Verde ranks 61st and Uruguay ranks 62nd 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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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 189 places, 7,265 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.