Kiribati vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States)
Kiribati
2.04 million current US$
in 2024
Samoa
3.76 million current US$
in 2024
Kiribati rank
196th
Samoa rank
194th
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States) over time
- Kiribati
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 3.76 million current US$ against 2.04 million current US$ in Kiribati, a difference of 1.72 million current US$.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.8 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Samoa ahead.
Kiribati ranks 196th and Samoa ranks 194th of 224 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5512 million current US$ | 4.97 million current US$ | 4.41 million current US$ | Samoa |
| 2000s | 1.14 million current US$ | 10.39 million current US$ | 9.25 million current US$ | Samoa |
| 2010s | -0.5798 million current US$ | 12.37 million current US$ | 12.95 million current US$ | Samoa |
| 2020s | 2.15 million current US$ | 4.83 million current US$ | 2.68 million current US$ | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows, Kiribati or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 3.76 million current US$ against 2.04 million current US$ in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows between Kiribati and Samoa?
- 1.72 million current US$, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows?
- Kiribati ranks 196th and Samoa ranks 194th 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.