Egypt vs Romania: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Egypt
0.2%
in 2025
Romania
0.2%
in 2025
Egypt rank
110th
Romania rank
112th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Romania
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 110th and Romania ranks 112th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Egypt or Romania?
- Egypt, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Egypt and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Romania?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Romania rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 110th and Romania ranks 112th 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.