Maldives vs Panama: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) over time
- Maldives
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 938.47 million BoP, current US$ against 857.08 million BoP, current US$ in Maldives, a difference of 81.38 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Panama ahead.
Maldives ranks 103rd and Panama ranks 100th of 204 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 990,000 BoP, current US$ | 19.40 million BoP, current US$ | 18.41 million BoP, current US$ | Panama |
| 1980s | 1.44 million BoP, current US$ | 36.02 million BoP, current US$ | 34.58 million BoP, current US$ | Panama |
| 1990s | 8.61 million BoP, current US$ | 536.97 million BoP, current US$ | 528.36 million BoP, current US$ | Panama |
| 2000s | 74.07 million BoP, current US$ | 1.38 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ | Panama |
| 2010s | 431.13 million BoP, current US$ | 4.25 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.82 billion BoP, current US$ | Panama |
| 2020s | 707.56 million BoP, current US$ | 1.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 680.13 million BoP, current US$ | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, Maldives or Panama?
- Panama, at 938.47 million BoP, current US$ against 857.08 million BoP, current US$ in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between Maldives and Panama?
- 81.38 million BoP, current US$, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Panama?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Panama rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Maldives ranks 103rd and Panama ranks 100th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). 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.