Timor-Leste vs Vanuatu: Total FDI inflows — Value US$

Timor-Leste
13.32 million USD
in 2023
Vanuatu
9.27 million USD
in 2023
Timor-Leste rank
177th
Vanuatu rank
179th

Total FDI inflows — Value US$ over time

  • Timor-Leste
  • Vanuatu
-1.0k01.0k2.0k199020062023

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 13.32 million USD against 9.27 million USD in Vanuatu, a difference of 4.05 million USD.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.4 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Timor-Leste ranks 177th and Vanuatu ranks 179th of 207 countries.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Timor-Leste Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 16.17 million USD 121.09 million USD 104.92 million USD Vanuatu
2010s 7.72 million USD 271.23 million USD 263.51 million USD Vanuatu
2020s -378.45 million USD 26.15 million USD 404.6 million USD Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, Timor-Leste or Vanuatu?
Timor-Leste, at 13.32 million USD against 9.27 million USD in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$ between Timor-Leste and Vanuatu?
4.05 million USD, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Vanuatu?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Timor-Leste and Vanuatu rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$?
Timor-Leste ranks 177th and Vanuatu ranks 179th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total FDI inflows — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 7,713 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.