Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Palau: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Palau
0.2149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
5th
Palau rank
8th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Palau
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 0.2149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1906 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Palau's figure about 8.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Palau ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Palau ranks 8th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Palau Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
1990s 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 0.0263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
2010s 0.0301 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0936 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
2020s 0.0261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.196 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$), per unit, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Palau?
Palau, at 0.2149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Palau?
0.1906 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Palau?
30 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Palau rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Palau ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.