Guatemala vs Saint Lucia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Guatemala
0.8%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
0.7%
in 2025
Guatemala rank
63rd
Saint Lucia rank
65th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Guatemala
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 63rd and Saint Lucia ranks 65th of 189 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | -1.8% | -0.7% | 1.1% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 0.6% | -0.4% | 1.0% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Guatemala or Saint Lucia?
- Guatemala, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Guatemala and Saint Lucia?
- 0.1%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Saint Lucia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Saint Lucia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Guatemala ranks 63rd and Saint Lucia ranks 65th 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.