Colombia vs Italy: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Colombia
1.1%
in 2025
Italy
0.9%
in 2025
Colombia rank
50th
Italy rank
53rd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Colombia
- Italy
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.
Colombia ranks 50th and Italy ranks 53rd of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.9% | 0.9% | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.6% | 0.7% | Italy |
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 Italy?
- Colombia, at 1.1% against 0.9% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Colombia and Italy?
- 0.2%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Italy?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Italy rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Colombia ranks 50th and Italy ranks 53rd 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.