Latvia vs Madagascar: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Latvia
0.7%
in 2025
Madagascar
0.8%
in 2024
Latvia rank
67th
Madagascar rank
64th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Latvia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Latvia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Madagascar ahead.
Latvia ranks 67th and Madagascar ranks 64th of 189 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5% | -0.0% | 0.5% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Latvia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Latvia and Madagascar?
- 0.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Madagascar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Madagascar rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Latvia ranks 67th and Madagascar ranks 64th 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.