Mexico vs Saint Lucia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Mexico
0.6%
in 2025
Saint Lucia
0.7%
in 2025
Mexico rank
68th
Saint Lucia rank
65th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Mexico
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 68th and Saint Lucia ranks 65th of 189 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.5% | -0.5% | 1.0% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.5% | -0.2% | 0.7% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Mexico or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Mexico and Saint Lucia?
- 0.1%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Saint Lucia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Saint Lucia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Mexico ranks 68th 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.