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

Mauritius
0.0456 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Pacific island small states
0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Mauritius rank
47th
Pacific island small states rank
46th

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

  • Mauritius
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 0.0456 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 0.0451 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 92.9 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Pacific island small states ahead.

Mauritius ranks 47th and Pacific island small states ranks 46th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 2 and Pacific island small states in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0174 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Pacific island small states
1980s 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Pacific island small states
1990s 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mauritius
2000s 0.0197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0585 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Pacific island small states
2010s 0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0516 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Pacific island small states
2020s 0.0367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0332 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Mauritius or Pacific island small states?
Mauritius, at 0.0456 BoP, current US$ 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$), per unit between Mauritius and Pacific island small states?
0.0451 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Pacific island small states?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Mauritius and Pacific island small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Mauritius ranks 47th and Pacific island small states ranks 46th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.