New Caledonia vs Saint Lucia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
New Caledonia
8.5%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
7.3%
in 2025
New Caledonia rank
24th
Saint Lucia rank
27th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- New Caledonia
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 8.5% against 7.3% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.2 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 24th and Saint Lucia ranks 27th of 198 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 13.3% | 7.8% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 6.4% | 7.3% | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 5.7% | 1.7% | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, New Caledonia or Saint Lucia?
- New Caledonia, at 8.5% against 7.3% in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between New Caledonia and Saint Lucia?
- 1.2%, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Saint Lucia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do New Caledonia and Saint Lucia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- New Caledonia ranks 24th and Saint Lucia ranks 27th 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.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.