Romania vs Ukraine: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Romania
0.2%
in 2025
Ukraine
0.2%
in 2024
Romania rank
112th
Ukraine rank
115th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Romania
- Ukraine
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Ukraine ahead.
Romania ranks 112th and Ukraine ranks 115th of 189 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Romania or Ukraine?
- Romania, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Romania and Ukraine?
- 0.0%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Ukraine?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Ukraine rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Romania ranks 112th and Ukraine ranks 115th 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.