Comoros vs Vanuatu: Foreign direct investment, net

Comoros
-5.35 million BoP, current US$
in 2023
Vanuatu
-9.21 million BoP, current US$
in 2022
Comoros rank
49th
Vanuatu rank
50th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Comoros
  • Vanuatu
-60.0M-40.0M-20.0M0198220022023

How they compare

Comoros currently reports -5.35 million BoP, current US$ against -9.21 million BoP, current US$ in Vanuatu, a difference of 3.85 million BoP, current US$.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Comoros has been ahead every year.

Comoros ranks 49th and Vanuatu ranks 50th of 195 countries.

Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s -4.86 million BoP, current US$ -10.96 million BoP, current US$ 6.10 million BoP, current US$ Comoros
1990s -268,042 BoP, current US$ -25.31 million BoP, current US$ 25.04 million BoP, current US$ Comoros
2000s -4.14 million BoP, current US$ -27.78 million BoP, current US$ 23.64 million BoP, current US$ Comoros
2010s -7.66 million BoP, current US$ -43.56 million BoP, current US$ 35.90 million BoP, current US$ Comoros
2020s -4.01 million BoP, current US$ -30.58 million BoP, current US$ 26.57 million BoP, current US$ Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Comoros or Vanuatu?
Comoros, at -5.35 million BoP, current US$ against -9.21 million BoP, current US$ in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Comoros and Vanuatu?
3.85 million BoP, current US$, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Vanuatu?
28 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
How do Comoros and Vanuatu rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Comoros ranks 49th and Vanuatu ranks 50th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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.