Panama vs Tuvalu: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Panama
-1.0%
in 2025
Tuvalu
-1.5%
in 2021
Panama rank
180th
Tuvalu rank
182nd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Panama
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Panama currently reports -1.0% against -1.5% in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Panama ranks 180th and Tuvalu ranks 182nd of 189 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | -0.4% | 0.8% | Panama |
| 2020s | -2.8% | -2.1% | 0.7% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Panama or Tuvalu?
- Panama, at -1.0% against -1.5% in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Panama and Tuvalu?
- 0.5%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Tuvalu?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2021.
- How do Panama and Tuvalu rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Panama ranks 180th and Tuvalu ranks 182nd 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.