Bahamas vs Melanesia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP

Bahamas
1.5%
in 2024
Melanesia
1.6%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
134th
Melanesia rank
132nd

Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP over time

  • Bahamas
  • Melanesia
0246810200020122024

How they compare

Melanesia currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 134th and Melanesia ranks 132nd of 212 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Melanesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Melanesia Difference Ahead
2000s 4.5% 4.3% 0.3% Bahamas
2010s 4.0% 4.9% 0.9% Melanesia
2020s 3.0% 2.6% 0.4% Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp, Bahamas or Melanesia?
Melanesia, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp between Bahamas and Melanesia?
0.1%, with Melanesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Melanesia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Melanesia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
Bahamas ranks 134th and Melanesia ranks 132nd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
249 places, 6,020 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed