Kiribati vs United States of America: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Kiribati
1.2%
in 2025
United States of America
1.3%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
139th
United States of America rank
136th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Kiribati
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was United States of America ahead.
Kiribati ranks 139th and United States of America ranks 136th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.7% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.8% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.8% | 0.8% | United States of America |
| 2010s | -0.4% | 1.8% | 2.1% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Kiribati or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Kiribati and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and United States of America?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and United States of America rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 139th and United States of America ranks 136th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.