Tonga vs Vanuatu: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP

Tonga
0.2%
in 2024
Vanuatu
0.2%
in 2024
Tonga rank
109th
Vanuatu rank
107th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time

  • Tonga
  • Vanuatu
0246197519992024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Tonga, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Tonga ranks 109th and Vanuatu ranks 107th of 189 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tonga Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2000s 1.4% 0.2% 1.3% Tonga
2010s 0.8% 0.1% 0.7% Tonga
2020s 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Tonga or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Tonga and Vanuatu?
0.0%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Vanuatu?
31 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Tonga and Vanuatu rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
Tonga ranks 109th and Vanuatu ranks 107th 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

Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 7,265 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.