Solomon Islands vs Vanuatu: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Solomon Islands
32.97 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Vanuatu
28.86 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Solomon Islands rank
166th
Vanuatu rank
167th

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

  • Solomon Islands
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 32.97 million BoP, current US$ against 28.86 million BoP, current US$ in Vanuatu, a difference of 4.10 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Solomon Islands ranks 166th and Vanuatu ranks 167th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Solomon Islands averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Solomon Islands Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1970s 2.85 million BoP, current US$ 3.35 million BoP, current US$ 495,407 BoP, current US$ Vanuatu
1980s 3.36 million BoP, current US$ 7.15 million BoP, current US$ 3.79 million BoP, current US$ Vanuatu
1990s 12.51 million BoP, current US$ 24.86 million BoP, current US$ 12.34 million BoP, current US$ Vanuatu
2000s 24.41 million BoP, current US$ 25.10 million BoP, current US$ 684,579 BoP, current US$ Vanuatu
2010s 55.45 million BoP, current US$ 46.11 million BoP, current US$ 9.34 million BoP, current US$ Solomon Islands
2020s 37.90 million BoP, current US$ 26.61 million BoP, current US$ 11.29 million BoP, current US$ Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Solomon Islands or Vanuatu?
Solomon Islands, at 32.97 million BoP, current US$ against 28.86 million BoP, current US$ in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Solomon Islands and Vanuatu?
4.10 million BoP, current US$, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Vanuatu?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Solomon Islands and Vanuatu rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Solomon Islands ranks 166th and Vanuatu ranks 167th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.