Guatemala vs Uruguay: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Guatemala
0.8%
in 2024
Uruguay
0.8%
in 2025
Guatemala rank
63rd
Uruguay rank
62nd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Guatemala
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Uruguay ahead.
Guatemala ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 62nd of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | -0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 0.0% | 2.1% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | -1.8% | 0.1% | 1.9% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 2.4% | 2.2% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Guatemala and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Uruguay?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Uruguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Guatemala ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 62nd 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.