Cape Verde vs Uruguay: Foreign direct investment, net outflows
Foreign direct investment, net outflows over time
- Cape Verde
- Uruguay
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 64th of 191 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 2.4% | 2.0% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows, Cape Verde or Uruguay?
- Cape Verde, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows between Cape Verde and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Uruguay?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Uruguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
- Cape Verde ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 64th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% 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 refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.