Norway vs Tonga: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Norway
0.2%
in 2025
Tonga
0.2%
in 2024
Norway rank
108th
Tonga rank
109th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Norway
- Tonga
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Tonga, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 108th and Tonga ranks 109th of 189 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Norway |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 1.9% | 2.9% | Norway |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 0.8% | 2.6% | Norway |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 0.1% | 2.2% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Norway or Tonga?
- Norway, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Norway and Tonga?
- 0.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Tonga?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Tonga rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Norway ranks 108th and Tonga ranks 109th 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.