Germany vs Pacific island small states: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Germany
51.97 % change on previous year
in 2025
Pacific island small states
-98.13 % change on previous year
in 2025
Germany rank
45th
Pacific island small states rank
46th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Germany
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Germany currently reports 51.97 % change on previous year against -98.13 % change on previous year in Pacific island small states, a difference of 150.1 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 45th and Pacific island small states ranks 46th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Pacific island small states in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.77 % change on previous year | 21.47 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | Pacific island small states |
| 1980s | 45.13 % change on previous year | 27.66 % change on previous year | 17.47 % change on previous year | Germany |
| 1990s | 76.52 % change on previous year | -7.35 % change on previous year | 83.87 % change on previous year | Germany |
| 2000s | 43.91 % change on previous year | 75.27 % change on previous year | 31.35 % change on previous year | Pacific island small states |
| 2010s | 29.63 % change on previous year | 3.95 % change on previous year | 25.67 % change on previous year | Germany |
| 2020s | 17.67 % change on previous year | -13.13 % change on previous year | 30.8 % change on previous year | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Germany or Pacific island small states?
- Germany, at 51.97 % change on previous year against -98.13 % change on previous year in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Germany and Pacific island small states?
- 150.1 % change on previous year, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Pacific island small states?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Pacific island small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Germany ranks 45th and Pacific island small states ranks 46th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.