Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Oceania
Oceania: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 2.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Oceania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 2.7% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.6% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Oceania peaked at 6.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -2.8%, in 2005.
That places Oceania 10th out of 36 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +47.4% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -71.6% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +486.9% |
| 2005 | -2.8% | -144.7% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -243.7% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +23.4% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -30.8% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +51.9% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +27.1% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -23.2% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +17.0% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -31.4% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -42.8% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +36.6% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +97.6% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -50.6% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +35.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Oceania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +486.9% | 1.1% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | -2.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.5% | 4.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 7 Mozambique 15.4% compare
- 8 Namibia 14.8% compare
- 9 Mauritania 13.2% compare
- 10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.0% compare
- 11 Egypt 12.0% compare
- 12 Grenada 11.9% compare
- 13 Mongolia 11.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Oceania
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 2.16 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 7.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 4.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 7.32 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 25.01 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 462,578 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 538,945 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.3 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 2.09 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Oceania?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Oceania was 2.7% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.8% in 2005.
- How does Oceania rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Oceania ranks 10th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oceania 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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