Indonesia vs Mexico: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Indonesia
0.5%
in 2025
Mexico
0.6%
in 2025
Indonesia rank
71st
Mexico rank
68th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Indonesia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 71st and Mexico ranks 68th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Indonesia or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Indonesia and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Mexico?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Mexico rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Indonesia ranks 71st and Mexico ranks 68th 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.