Caribbean vs Eastern Asia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ over time
- Caribbean
- Eastern Asia
How they compare
Eastern Asia currently reports 323,662 million USD against 74,479 million USD in Caribbean, a difference of 249,183 million USD.
That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 4.3 times Caribbean's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 11th and Eastern Asia ranks 4th of 30 groups.
Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,420 million USD | 45,263 million USD | 39,842 million USD | Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 36,554 million USD | 139,130 million USD | 102,576 million USD | Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 94,243 million USD | 259,332 million USD | 165,089 million USD | Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 70,759 million USD | 349,186 million USD | 278,427 million USD | Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, Caribbean or Eastern Asia?
- Eastern Asia, at 323,662 million USD against 74,479 million USD in Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$ between Caribbean and Eastern Asia?
- 249,183 million USD, with Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Eastern Asia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Caribbean and Eastern Asia rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Caribbean ranks 11th and Eastern Asia ranks 4th of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$. 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.