India vs Italy: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
India
0.9%
in 2025
Italy
0.9%
in 2025
India rank
52nd
Italy rank
53rd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- India
- Italy
How they compare
India currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Italy ahead.
India ranks 52nd and Italy ranks 53rd of 189 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.9% | 1.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 1.6% | 1.0% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, India or Italy?
- India, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between India and Italy?
- 0.0%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Italy?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do India and Italy rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- India ranks 52nd and Italy ranks 53rd 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.