Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Melanesia
Melanesia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 1.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Melanesia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 1.6% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Melanesia peaked at 10.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2000.
That places Melanesia 133rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +195.0% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -45.8% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +120.1% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -40.3% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +443.9% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -38.0% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | +104.6% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -18.0% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +29.1% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -42.4% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +43.2% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -30.0% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +44.8% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -55.4% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -13.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Melanesia 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 | +443.9% | 1.5% | 8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 0.8% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 2.0% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.6% | 4.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More economy & growth data for Melanesia
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 43,564 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.74 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 3.32 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5.12 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 51,880 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.98 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 2.11 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Melanesia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Melanesia was 1.6% 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- How does Melanesia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Melanesia ranks 133rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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