Marshall Islands vs Pacific island small states: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Marshall Islands
0.0469 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Pacific island small states
0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
46th
Pacific island small states rank
46th

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

  • Marshall Islands
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 0.0469 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Pacific island small states, a difference of 0.0464 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 95.5 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Pacific island small states ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 46th and Pacific island small states ranks 46th of 200 countries.

Pacific island small states has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0585 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0347 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Pacific island small states
2010s 0.0307 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0516 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Pacific island small states
2020s 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0332 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Pacific island small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Marshall Islands or Pacific island small states?
Marshall Islands, at 0.0469 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Marshall Islands and Pacific island small states?
0.0464 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Pacific island small states?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Marshall Islands and Pacific island small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Marshall Islands ranks 46th and Pacific island small states ranks 46th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.