Croatia vs Cyprus: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Croatia
3.0%
in 2024
Cyprus
3.8%
in 2025
Croatia rank
12th
Cyprus rank
9th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Croatia
- Cyprus
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 3.8% against 3.0% in Croatia, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.3 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Cyprus ahead.
Croatia ranks 12th and Cyprus ranks 9th of 189 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Cyprus in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 33.8% | 32.8% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 228.1% | 227.6% | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 1.3% | -127.2% | 128.5% | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Croatia or Cyprus?
- Cyprus, at 3.8% against 3.0% in Croatia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Croatia and Cyprus?
- 0.8%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Cyprus?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Cyprus rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Croatia ranks 12th and Cyprus ranks 9th 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.