Chile vs France: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Chile
2.4%
in 2025
France
2.4%
in 2025
Chile rank
18th
France rank
20th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Chile
- France
How they compare
Chile currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in France, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was France ahead.
Chile ranks 18th and France ranks 20th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and France in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | France |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.7% | France |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 2.7% | 1.4% | France |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 5.2% | 2.7% | France |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 1.4% | Chile |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 0.5% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Chile or France?
- Chile, at 2.4% against 2.4% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Chile and France?
- 0.0%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and France?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Chile and France rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Chile ranks 18th and France ranks 20th 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.