Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP was 1.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) is 1.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.7% on the previous year and down 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 7.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
That places Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 23rd out of 37 groups 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +157.5% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -45.7% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +127.5% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -35.9% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +449.4% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -36.0% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +97.2% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +31.6% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -25.4% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -38.9% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +33.2% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +50.8% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -53.4% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -20.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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 | +449.4% | 1.1% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 0.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 1.9% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.4% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
More economy & growth data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 1,348 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 0.6% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 5.3% (2025)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita -1.3% (2024)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 4.5% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 54.9% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 3.3% (2024)
- Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material 1.99 (2022)
- Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of 2.2% (2024)
- Agriculture value added share of GDP 14.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 1.4% 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 23rd out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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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