Egypt vs Tonga: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Egypt
0.2%
in 2025
Tonga
0.2%
in 2024
Egypt rank
110th
Tonga rank
109th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Egypt, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 110th and Tonga ranks 109th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 1.9% | 1.7% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Tonga |
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 Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Egypt and Tonga?
- 0.0%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Tonga?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Tonga rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 110th and Tonga ranks 109th 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.