Madagascar vs Saint Lucia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows
Foreign direct investment, net outflows over time
- Madagascar
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Madagascar ranks 66th and Saint Lucia ranks 67th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 0.3% | -0.0% | 0.3% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 0.9% | -0.4% | 1.3% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows, Madagascar or Saint Lucia?
- Madagascar, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows between Madagascar and Saint Lucia?
- 0.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Saint Lucia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Saint Lucia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
- Madagascar ranks 66th and Saint Lucia ranks 67th 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.