Kiribati vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) over time
- Kiribati
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 395,277 BoP, current US$ against 16,114 BoP, current US$ in Kiribati, a difference of 379,163 BoP, current US$.
That makes Samoa's figure about 24.5 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Samoa ahead.
Kiribati ranks 158th and Samoa ranks 155th of 193 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2000s | 109,192 BoP, current US$ | -1.15 million BoP, current US$ | 1.26 million BoP, current US$ | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 115,435 BoP, current US$ | 4.43 million BoP, current US$ | 4.32 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 2020s | 46,596 BoP, current US$ | 767,965 BoP, current US$ | 721,369 BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows, Kiribati or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 395,277 BoP, current US$ against 16,114 BoP, current US$ in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows between Kiribati and Samoa?
- 379,163 BoP, current US$, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
- Kiribati ranks 158th and Samoa ranks 155th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). 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 refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.