El Salvador vs Greece: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
El Salvador
0.9%
in 2025
Greece
0.9%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
54th
Greece rank
55th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Greece
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Greece, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 54th and Greece ranks 55th of 189 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Greece |
| 2010s | -0.1% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, El Salvador or Greece?
- El Salvador, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between El Salvador and Greece?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Greece?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Greece rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 54th and Greece ranks 55th 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.