Kiribati vs Nauru: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Kiribati
48.55 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nauru
45.06 % change on previous year
in 2024
Kiribati rank
41st
Nauru rank
44th
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Kiribati
- Nauru
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 48.55 % change on previous year against 45.06 % change on previous year in Nauru, a difference of 3.49 % change on previous year.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Nauru ahead.
Kiribati ranks 41st and Nauru ranks 44th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Nauru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -481.98 % change on previous year | 13.18 % change on previous year | 495.17 % change on previous year | Nauru |
| 2010s | 74.16 % change on previous year | -29.29 % change on previous year | 103.45 % change on previous year | Kiribati |
| 2020s | -169.33 % change on previous year | 67.04 % change on previous year | 236.36 % change on previous year | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Kiribati or Nauru?
- Kiribati, at 48.55 % change on previous year against 45.06 % change on previous year in Nauru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Kiribati and Nauru?
- 3.49 % change on previous year, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Nauru?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Nauru rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Kiribati ranks 41st and Nauru ranks 44th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.