Colombia vs India: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Colombia
1.1%
in 2025
India
0.9%
in 2025
Colombia rank
50th
India rank
52nd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Colombia
- India
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in India, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 50th and India ranks 52nd of 189 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 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 India?
- Colombia, at 1.1% against 0.9% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Colombia and India?
- 0.2%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and India?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and India rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Colombia ranks 50th and India ranks 52nd 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.