Luxembourg vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Luxembourg
116.4%
in 2024
Singapore
15.6%
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
2nd
Singapore rank
4th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Luxembourg
- Singapore
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 116.4% against 15.6% in Singapore, a difference of 100.8%.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 7.5 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 4th of 189 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.4% | 10.6% | 24.8% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 13.5% | 39.4% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 12.6% | 10.4% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Luxembourg or Singapore?
- Luxembourg, at 116.4% against 15.6% in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Luxembourg and Singapore?
- 100.8%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Singapore?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 4th 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.