Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Grenada
Grenada: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP was 12.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Grenada, 1977–2025
Source: IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Grenada stood at 12.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Grenada peaked at 21.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 1977.
Grenada ranks 14th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | -0.1% | — |
| 1978 | 1.6% | -1233.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 1.5% | — |
| 1983 | 1.9% | +25.2% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | +27.4% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 6.8% | +186.6% |
| 1988 | 6.3% | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 3.9% | -38.1% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | +18.1% |
| 1991 | 5.1% | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | +43.4% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | -20.8% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | +84.8% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | +27.8% |
| 1999 | 8.6% | -21.0% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | +28.2% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | +55.7% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +25.8% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | -44.4% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +25.3% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | +48.1% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | -19.7% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -48.8% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +52.9% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -43.6% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +148.5% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | -40.6% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +68.4% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -33.4% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +32.1% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -21.2% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +23.8% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | -26.4% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | -0.1% | 1.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 0.0% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 4.6% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 11.1% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 6.2% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 12.0% | 16.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 11 Timor-Leste 13.3% compare
- 12 Mauritania 13.2% compare
- 13 Antigua and Barbuda 12.1% compare
- 15 Mongolia 11.7% compare
- 16 Oman 11.6% compare
- 17 Maldives 11.4% compare
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6494 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 7,863 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 21,229 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5541 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Grenada?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Grenada was 12.0% in 2025, according to IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 1977.
- How does Grenada rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Grenada ranks 14th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.