New Zealand vs Yemen: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
New Zealand
0.0%
in 2025
Yemen
0.0%
in 2018
New Zealand rank
144th
Yemen rank
141st
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- New Zealand
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.8 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Yemen ahead.
New Zealand ranks 144th and Yemen ranks 141st of 189 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | -0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, New Zealand or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.0% against 0.0% in New Zealand as of 2018.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between New Zealand and Yemen?
- 0.0%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Yemen?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
- How do New Zealand and Yemen rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- New Zealand ranks 144th and Yemen ranks 141st 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.