British Virgin Islands vs United States of America: Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States)

British Virgin Islands
53,599 million current US$
in 2024
United States of America
278,848 million current US$
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
9th
United States of America rank
7th

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States) over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 278,848 million current US$ against 53,599 million current US$ in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 225,249 million current US$.

That makes United States of America's figure about 5.2 times British Virgin Islands's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

British Virgin Islands ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 7th of 224 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 2,211 million current US$ 89,064 million current US$ 86,853 million current US$ United States of America
2000s 19,210 million current US$ 174,473 million current US$ 155,262 million current US$ United States of America
2010s 52,840 million current US$ 269,924 million current US$ 217,083 million current US$ United States of America
2020s 42,118 million current US$ 261,664 million current US$ 219,546 million current US$ United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows, British Virgin Islands or United States of America?
United States of America, at 278,848 million current US$ against 53,599 million current US$ in British Virgin Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows between British Virgin Islands and United States of America?
225,249 million current US$, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and United States of America?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do British Virgin Islands and United States of America rank globally for foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows?
British Virgin Islands ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 7th of 224 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States dollars). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States dollars)
Unit
million current US$
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
259 places, 8,434 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed