Kiribati vs New Zealand: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Kiribati
0.0%
in 2025
New Zealand
0.0%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
146th
New Zealand rank
144th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Kiribati
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 2.0 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1979 it was New Zealand ahead.
Kiribati ranks 146th and New Zealand ranks 144th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.4% | 0.5% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Kiribati or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Kiribati and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and New Zealand?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and New Zealand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 146th and New Zealand ranks 144th 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.