Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Caribbean
Caribbean: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 1.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 1.9% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.4% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Caribbean peaked at 5.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2023.
That places Caribbean 120th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +21.8% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +17.4% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +161.1% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -32.1% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -19.9% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +27.8% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +42.5% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -51.3% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -33.0% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +31.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +161.1% | 1.9% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.6% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 117 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2.1% compare
- 118 Tajikistan 2.1% compare
- 119 Philippines 2.0% compare
- 121 Eritrea 1.9% compare
- 122 Romania 1.9% compare
- 123 Argentina 1.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Caribbean
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 828,667 (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.07 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 0.3236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 16.77 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 15.55 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 64,099 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 92,184 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2.59 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 382,272 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Caribbean?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Caribbean was 1.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2023.
- How does Caribbean rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Caribbean ranks 120th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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