Europe & Central Asia vs Palau: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Europe & Central Asia
183.01 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Palau
3,904 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
12th
Palau rank
9th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Palau
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 3,904 BoP, current US$ per person against 183.01 BoP, current US$ per person in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 3,721 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Palau's figure about 21.3 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th and Palau ranks 9th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 3 and Palau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Palau Difference Ahead
1980s 95.33 BoP, current US$ per person 66.91 BoP, current US$ per person 28.42 BoP, current US$ per person Europe & Central Asia
1990s 130.39 BoP, current US$ per person 44.98 BoP, current US$ per person 85.41 BoP, current US$ per person Europe & Central Asia
2000s 1,000 BoP, current US$ per person 329.31 BoP, current US$ per person 671.03 BoP, current US$ per person Europe & Central Asia
2010s 875.39 BoP, current US$ per person 1,876 BoP, current US$ per person 1,001 BoP, current US$ per person Palau
2020s 205.16 BoP, current US$ per person 3,376 BoP, current US$ per person 3,171 BoP, current US$ per person Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Europe & Central Asia or Palau?
Palau, at 3,904 BoP, current US$ per person against 183.01 BoP, current US$ per person in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Europe & Central Asia and Palau?
3,721 BoP, current US$ per person, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Palau?
30 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Palau rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th and Palau ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.