Maldives vs Palau: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate

Maldives
-5.13 % change on previous year
in 2024
Palau
-7.44 % change on previous year
in 2023
Maldives rank
99th
Palau rank
102nd

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Maldives
  • Palau
-800-600-400-2000198720052024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports -5.13 % change on previous year against -7.44 % change on previous year in Palau, a difference of 2.31 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 99th and Palau ranks 102nd of 195 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Palau Difference Ahead
2000s -37.99 % change on previous year -154.54 % change on previous year 116.55 % change on previous year Maldives
2010s -27.28 % change on previous year -51.41 % change on previous year 24.13 % change on previous year Maldives
2020s -2.59 % change on previous year -27.2 % change on previous year 24.62 % change on previous year Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Maldives or Palau?
Maldives, at -5.13 % change on previous year against -7.44 % change on previous year in Palau as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Maldives and Palau?
2.31 % change on previous year, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Palau?
18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Palau rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
Maldives ranks 99th and Palau ranks 102nd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 6,839 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

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.