Bhutan vs Kiribati: Foreign direct investment, net

Bhutan
-2.82 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Kiribati
-4.14 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Bhutan rank
47th
Kiribati rank
48th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Bhutan
  • Kiribati
-80.0M-60.0M-40.0M-20.0M020.0M198320042025

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports -2.82 million BoP, current US$ against -4.14 million BoP, current US$ in Kiribati, a difference of 1.33 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Kiribati ahead.

Bhutan ranks 47th and Kiribati ranks 48th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Kiribati Difference Ahead
2000s -25.36 million BoP, current US$ -1.34 million BoP, current US$ 24.02 million BoP, current US$ Kiribati
2010s -19.22 million BoP, current US$ 689,623 BoP, current US$ 19.91 million BoP, current US$ Kiribati
2020s -5.08 million BoP, current US$ -4.17 million BoP, current US$ 912,849 BoP, current US$ Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Bhutan or Kiribati?
Bhutan, at -2.82 million BoP, current US$ against -4.14 million BoP, current US$ in Kiribati as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Bhutan and Kiribati?
1.33 million BoP, current US$, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Kiribati?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Kiribati rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Bhutan ranks 47th and Kiribati ranks 48th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). 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$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign 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 voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.