Small states vs Solomon Islands: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Small states
101.47 % change on previous year
in 2025
Solomon Islands
723.3 % change on previous year
in 2024
Small states rank
3rd
Solomon Islands rank
1st

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Small states
  • Solomon Islands
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How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 723.3 % change on previous year against 101.47 % change on previous year in Small states, a difference of 621.83 % change on previous year.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 7.1 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

Small states ranks 3rd and Solomon Islands ranks 1st of 47 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Small states averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Small states Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
2000s 44.33 % change on previous year 23.38 % change on previous year 20.96 % change on previous year Small states
2010s 85.36 % change on previous year 86.53 % change on previous year 1.16 % change on previous year Solomon Islands
2020s -99.34 % change on previous year 174.72 % change on previous year 274.05 % change on previous year Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Small states or Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands, at 723.3 % change on previous year against 101.47 % change on previous year in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Small states and Solomon Islands?
621.83 % change on previous year, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Solomon Islands?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Small states and Solomon Islands rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Small states ranks 3rd and Solomon Islands ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 8,350 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.