Eswatini vs Slovakia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Eswatini
1.3%
in 2024
Slovakia
1.2%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
42nd
Slovakia rank
44th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Eswatini
- Slovakia
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Slovakia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 42nd and Slovakia ranks 44th of 189 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Slovakia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.1% | 1.2% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 1.3% | 1.1% | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Eswatini or Slovakia?
- Eswatini, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Slovakia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Eswatini and Slovakia?
- 0.1%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Slovakia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Slovakia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 42nd and Slovakia ranks 44th 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.