Colombia vs Equatorial Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Colombia
1.1%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
1.2%
in 2024
Colombia rank
50th
Equatorial Guinea rank
47th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Colombia
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 50th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 47th of 189 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.3% | -0.0% | 1.4% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Colombia or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Colombia and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Equatorial Guinea?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Colombia ranks 50th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 47th 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.