Japan vs Solomon Islands: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Japan
4.9%
in 2025
Solomon Islands
3.3%
in 2024
Japan rank
8th
Solomon Islands rank
10th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Japan
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.9% against 3.3% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Solomon Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 8th and Solomon Islands ranks 10th of 189 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.1% | -0.3% | 1.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 0.3% | 2.6% | Japan |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 0.9% | 3.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Japan or Solomon Islands?
- Japan, at 4.9% against 3.3% in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Japan and Solomon Islands?
- 1.6%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Solomon Islands?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Solomon Islands rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Japan ranks 8th 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.