Latvia vs Saint Lucia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Latvia
0.7%
in 2025
Saint Lucia
0.7%
in 2025
Latvia rank
67th
Saint Lucia rank
65th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Latvia
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 67th and Saint Lucia ranks 65th of 189 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | -0.7% | 1.4% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 1.8% | -0.2% | 2.0% | 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 Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Latvia and Saint Lucia?
- 0.0%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Saint Lucia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Saint Lucia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Latvia ranks 67th and Saint Lucia ranks 65th 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.