Kiribati vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows
Foreign direct investment, net inflows over time
- Kiribati
- Samoa
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 4.16 million BoP, current US$ against 2.22 million BoP, current US$ in Samoa, a difference of 1.94 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.9 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Samoa ahead.
Kiribati ranks 173rd and Samoa ranks 175th of 201 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 60,000 BoP, current US$ | 60,000 BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 1980s | 8,119 BoP, current US$ | 154,815 BoP, current US$ | 146,696 BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 1990s | 312,542 BoP, current US$ | 4.97 million BoP, current US$ | 4.65 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 2000s | 1.14 million BoP, current US$ | 9.53 million BoP, current US$ | 8.39 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 2010s | -579,758 BoP, current US$ | 12.62 million BoP, current US$ | 13.20 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 2020s | 4.21 million BoP, current US$ | 4.42 million BoP, current US$ | 210,738 BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, Kiribati or Samoa?
- Kiribati, at 4.16 million BoP, current US$ against 2.22 million BoP, current US$ in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between Kiribati and Samoa?
- 1.94 million BoP, current US$, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Kiribati ranks 173rd and Samoa ranks 175th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). 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 refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.