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
135th
Melanesia rank
133rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) over time
- Bahamas
- Melanesia
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 135th and Melanesia ranks 133rd of 214 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 135th and Melanesia ranks 133rd of 214 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.