High income vs Palau: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
High income
0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Palau
0.2149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
High income rank
11th
Palau rank
8th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- High income
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.2149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in High income, a difference of 0.2023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Palau's figure about 17.1 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Palau ahead.
High income ranks 11th and Palau ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Palau |
| 1990s | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | High income |
| 2000s | 0.034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Palau |
| 2010s | 0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0943 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Palau |
| 2020s | 0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, High income or Palau?
- Palau, at 0.2149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between High income and Palau?
- 0.2023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Palau?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do High income and Palau rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- High income ranks 11th and Palau ranks 8th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.