Kiribati vs Tuvalu: Foreign direct investment, net

Kiribati
-4.14 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Tuvalu
-915,228 BoP, current US$
in 2021
Kiribati rank
48th
Tuvalu rank
45th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Kiribati
  • Tuvalu
-10.0M-5.0M05.0M198320042025

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports -915,228 BoP, current US$ against -4.14 million BoP, current US$ in Kiribati, a difference of 3.23 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Tuvalu ahead.

Kiribati ranks 48th and Tuvalu ranks 45th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Tuvalu Difference Ahead
2000s -1.34 million BoP, current US$ -854,308 BoP, current US$ 484,655 BoP, current US$ Tuvalu
2010s 1.80 million BoP, current US$ -435,874 BoP, current US$ 2.24 million BoP, current US$ Kiribati
2020s -1.72 million BoP, current US$ -1.17 million BoP, current US$ 549,688 BoP, current US$ Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Kiribati or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at -915,228 BoP, current US$ against -4.14 million BoP, current US$ in Kiribati as of 2021.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Kiribati and Tuvalu?
3.23 million BoP, current US$, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tuvalu?
12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
How do Kiribati and Tuvalu rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Kiribati ranks 48th and Tuvalu ranks 45th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). 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.