How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Thailand?

46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.

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.

Liberia vs Thailand: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP

Liberia

1.6%

in 2024

Thailand

1.6%

in 2025

Liberia rank

34th

Thailand rank

33rd

Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time

Liberia
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Liberia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Thailand ahead.

Liberia ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 33rd of 189 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Thailand
1980s	9.8%	0.0%	9.7%	Liberia
1990s	24.6%	0.3%	24.3%	Liberia
2000s	24.9%	0.5%	24.4%	Liberia
2010s	13.9%	2.5%	11.4%	Liberia
2020s	1.6%	2.6%	1.0%	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Liberia or Thailand?: Thailand, at 1.6% against 1.6% in Liberia as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Liberia and Thailand?: 0.0%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Thailand?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Thailand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?: Liberia ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 33rd 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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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 189 places, 7,265 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.