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$), per unit over time
- Tonga
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 0.0021 BoP, current US$ 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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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.