Cyprus vs Solomon Islands: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Cyprus
3.8%
in 2025
Solomon Islands
3.3%
in 2024
Cyprus rank
9th
Solomon Islands rank
10th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Cyprus
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 3.8% against 3.3% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Cyprus ranks 9th and Solomon Islands ranks 10th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and Solomon Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 33.8% | -0.3% | 34.1% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 228.1% | 0.3% | 227.8% | Cyprus |
| 2020s | -127.2% | 0.9% | 128.1% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Cyprus or Solomon Islands?
- Cyprus, at 3.8% against 3.3% in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Cyprus and Solomon Islands?
- 0.5%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Solomon Islands?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Solomon Islands rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Cyprus ranks 9th and Solomon Islands ranks 10th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.