Madagascar vs Uruguay: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Madagascar
0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Uruguay
0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Madagascar rank
66th
Uruguay rank
64th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Madagascar
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Uruguay ahead.
Madagascar ranks 66th and Uruguay ranks 64th of 191 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980s | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Madagascar or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Madagascar and Uruguay?
- 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Uruguay?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Uruguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Madagascar ranks 66th and Uruguay ranks 64th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.