Iraq vs Kazakhstan: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Iraq
0.2%
in 2024
Kazakhstan
0.2%
in 2025
Iraq rank
117th
Kazakhstan rank
118th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Iraq ranks 117th and Kazakhstan ranks 118th of 189 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 2.4% | 2.3% | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Iraq or Kazakhstan?
- Iraq, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Iraq and Kazakhstan?
- 0.0%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kazakhstan?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Kazakhstan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Iraq ranks 117th and Kazakhstan ranks 118th 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.