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$), per unit over time
- Palau
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.2149 BoP, current US$ 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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About this data
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.