Samoa vs Tuvalu: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP

Samoa
0.3%
in 2024
Tuvalu
0.3%
in 2023
Samoa rank
178th
Tuvalu rank
182nd

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

  • Samoa
  • Tuvalu
02468200020122024

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Tuvalu's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 178th and Tuvalu ranks 182nd of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Tuvalu Difference Ahead
2000s 2.0% 1.2% 0.7% Samoa
2010s 1.6% 1.0% 0.6% Samoa
2020s 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% Samoa

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, Samoa or Tuvalu?
Samoa, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Tuvalu as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp between Samoa and Tuvalu?
0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tuvalu?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Tuvalu rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
Samoa ranks 178th and Tuvalu ranks 182nd 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 (%)
Unit
%
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