Marshall Islands vs Pacific island small states: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Marshall Islands
46.01 % change on previous year
in 2024
Pacific island small states
-98.13 % change on previous year
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
49th
Pacific island small states rank
46th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Marshall Islands
  • Pacific island small states
-400-2000200400600197119982025

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 46.01 % change on previous year against -98.13 % change on previous year in Pacific island small states, a difference of 144.14 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Pacific island small states ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 49th and Pacific island small states ranks 46th of 202 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 2 and Pacific island small states in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
2000s 58.73 % change on previous year 69.32 % change on previous year 10.59 % change on previous year Pacific island small states
2010s 65.2 % change on previous year 3.95 % change on previous year 61.25 % change on previous year Marshall Islands
2020s 34.53 % change on previous year 19.25 % change on previous year 15.28 % change on previous year Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Marshall Islands or Pacific island small states?
Marshall Islands, at 46.01 % change on previous year against -98.13 % change on previous year in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Marshall Islands and Pacific island small states?
144.14 % change on previous year, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Pacific island small states?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Marshall Islands and Pacific island small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Marshall Islands ranks 49th and Pacific island small states ranks 46th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 11,445 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

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.