Panama vs Tuvalu: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Panama
-0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Tuvalu
-0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Panama rank
182nd
Tuvalu rank
184th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Panama
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Panama currently reports -0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Panama ranks 182nd and Tuvalu ranks 184th of 191 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 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2020s | -0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Panama or Tuvalu?
- Panama, at -0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Panama and Tuvalu?
- 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 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 (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Panama ranks 182nd and Tuvalu ranks 184th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.