Kiribati vs United States of America: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Kiribati
0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United States of America
0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kiribati rank
141st
United States of America rank
138th

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

  • Kiribati
  • United States of America
-0.04-0.0200.020.04197019972025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was United States of America ahead.

Kiribati ranks 141st and United States of America ranks 138th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United States of America
1980s 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United States of America
1990s 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United States of America
2000s 0.0098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United States of America
2010s -0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United States of America
2020s 0.014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Kiribati or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kiribati as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Kiribati and United States of America?
0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and United States of America?
47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Kiribati and United States of America rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Kiribati ranks 141st and United States of America ranks 138th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.