Tonga vs Vanuatu: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Tonga
0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Vanuatu
0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Tonga rank
111th
Vanuatu rank
109th

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

  • Tonga
  • Vanuatu
00.020.040.06197519992024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Tonga, a difference of 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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 111th and Vanuatu ranks 109th of 191 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 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2000s 0.014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Tonga
2010s 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Tonga
2020s 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Tonga or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Tonga and Vanuatu?
0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 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 (bop, current us$), per unit?
Tonga ranks 111th and Vanuatu ranks 109th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.