Least developed countries vs Polynesia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices over time
- Least developed countries
- Polynesia
How they compare
Least developed countries currently reports 27,444 million USD against 17.04 million USD in Polynesia, a difference of 27,427 million USD.
That makes Least developed countries's figure about 1,610.1 times Polynesia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Least developed countries has been ahead every year.
Least developed countries ranks 19th and Polynesia ranks 16th of 30 groups.
Least developed countries has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,134 million USD | 24.74 million USD | 5,110 million USD | Least developed countries |
| 2000s | 17,021 million USD | 58.45 million USD | 16,962 million USD | Least developed countries |
| 2010s | 29,362 million USD | 101.33 million USD | 29,261 million USD | Least developed countries |
| 2020s | 25,074 million USD | 1.89 million USD | 25,072 million USD | Least developed countries |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, Least developed countries or Polynesia?
- Least developed countries, at 27,444 million USD against 17.04 million USD in Polynesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices between Least developed countries and Polynesia?
- 27,427 million USD, with Least developed countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Polynesia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Least developed countries and Polynesia rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Least developed countries ranks 19th and Polynesia ranks 16th of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.