Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Polynesia
Polynesia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was -0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Polynesia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Polynesia recorded -0.1% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 706.6% on the previous year and down 110.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Polynesia peaked at 2.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2021.
Polynesia ranks 191st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +84.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -52.3% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +187.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -79.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +249.3% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -56.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +118.1% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +117.3% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -32.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -47.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -89.6% |
| 2020 | -0.1% | -262.7% |
| 2021 | -0.2% | +112.0% |
| 2022 | -0.0% | -89.9% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | -23.9% |
| 2024 | -0.1% | +706.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Polynesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -706.6% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Polynesia
- 188 Nepal 0.1% compare
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- 192 French Polynesia -0.2% compare
- 193 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -0.4% compare
- 193 United Kingdom -0.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Polynesia
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.62 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth -0.5067 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 1,822 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 3.15 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.31 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 12,646 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 8,773 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 13,983 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Polynesia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Polynesia was -0.1% 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 Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2021.
- How does Polynesia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Polynesia ranks 191st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 110.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Polynesia 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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