OECD members vs Palau: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
OECD members
554.27 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Palau
3,904 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
OECD members rank
6th
Palau rank
9th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- OECD members
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 3,904 BoP, current US$ per person against 554.27 BoP, current US$ per person in OECD members, a difference of 3,350 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Palau's figure about 7.0 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1989 it was OECD members ahead.
OECD members ranks 6th and Palau ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 3 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 161.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 66.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 94.42 BoP, current US$ per person | OECD members |
| 1990s | 167.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 44.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 122.25 BoP, current US$ per person | OECD members |
| 2000s | 919.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 329.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 589.73 BoP, current US$ per person | OECD members |
| 2010s | 886.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,876 BoP, current US$ per person | 989.54 BoP, current US$ per person | Palau |
| 2020s | 548.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,376 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,827 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$), per capita, OECD members or Palau?
- Palau, at 3,904 BoP, current US$ per person against 554.27 BoP, current US$ per person in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between OECD members and Palau?
- 3,350 BoP, current US$ per person, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Palau?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do OECD members and Palau rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- OECD members ranks 6th and Palau ranks 9th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.