Palau vs Timor-Leste: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Palau
0.2149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Timor-Leste
0.1331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Palau rank
8th
Timor-Leste rank
11th

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

  • Palau
  • Timor-Leste
-0.2-0.100.10.20.3198920072025

How they compare

Palau currently reports 0.2149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.0818 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.6 times Timor-Leste's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Palau ahead.

Palau ranks 8th and Timor-Leste ranks 11th of 200 countries.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0288 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
2010s 0.1238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
2020s 0.2222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2285 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$), per unit, Palau or Timor-Leste?
Palau, at 0.2149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Palau and Timor-Leste?
0.0818 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Timor-Leste?
21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Palau and Timor-Leste rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Palau ranks 8th and Timor-Leste ranks 11th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.