Canada vs Chile: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Canada
2.5%
in 2025
Chile
2.4%
in 2025
Canada rank
16th
Chile rank
18th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Canada
- Chile
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Chile, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 16th and Chile ranks 18th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Chile in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.6% | 1.5% | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 4.0% | 0.3% | Chile |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 0.8% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Canada or Chile?
- Canada, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Canada and Chile?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Chile?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Chile rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Canada ranks 16th and Chile ranks 18th 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.