Samoa vs Tuvalu: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) over time
- Samoa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2.22 million BoP, current US$ against 234,966 BoP, current US$ in Tuvalu, a difference of 1.99 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Samoa's figure about 9.5 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 183rd and Tuvalu ranks 185th of 204 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.72 million BoP, current US$ | 373,784 BoP, current US$ | 10.35 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 2010s | 12.62 million BoP, current US$ | 379,591 BoP, current US$ | 12.24 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 2020s | 4.42 million BoP, current US$ | 193,033 BoP, current US$ | 4.23 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, Samoa or Tuvalu?
- Samoa, at 2.22 million BoP, current US$ against 234,966 BoP, current US$ in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 1.99 million BoP, current US$, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Tuvalu rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Samoa ranks 183rd and Tuvalu ranks 185th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). 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.