Finland vs Lower middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows
Foreign direct investment, net outflows over time
- Finland
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Finland currently reports 2.1% against 0.6% in Lower middle income, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Finland's figure about 3.3 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 31st and Lower middle income ranks 28th of 191 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% | Finland |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 0.1% | 3.5% | Finland |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 0.5% | 5.2% | Finland |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.4% | 1.9% | Finland |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 0.4% | 3.4% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows, Finland or Lower middle income?
- Finland, at 2.1% against 0.6% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows between Finland and Lower middle income?
- 1.5%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Lower middle income?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Lower middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
- Finland ranks 31st and Lower middle income ranks 28th 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.