Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 42,674 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Cayman Islands, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 42,674 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 74.2% on the previous year and down 94.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Cayman Islands peaked at 1.31 million BoP, current US$ per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, -43,926 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2022.
That places Cayman Islands 3rd out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 (BoP, current US$), per capita in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 139.55 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1975 | 184.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.0% |
| 1976 | 2,837 BoP, current US$ per person | +1440.2% |
| 1977 | 1,703 BoP, current US$ per person | -40.0% |
| 1978 | 4,776 BoP, current US$ per person | +180.5% |
| 1979 | 3,458 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.6% |
| 1980 | 1,145 BoP, current US$ per person | -66.9% |
| 1981 | 5,424 BoP, current US$ per person | +373.6% |
| 1982 | 1,063 BoP, current US$ per person | -80.4% |
| 1983 | 893.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.9% |
| 1984 | 32,670 BoP, current US$ per person | +3554.5% |
| 1985 | 21,290 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.8% |
| 1986 | 643.33 BoP, current US$ per person | -97.0% |
| 1987 | 4,540 BoP, current US$ per person | +605.6% |
| 1988 | 936.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -79.4% |
| 1989 | 3,194 BoP, current US$ per person | +241.1% |
| 1990 | 1,886 BoP, current US$ per person | -41.0% |
| 1991 | -312.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -116.6% |
| 1992 | 960.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -407.0% |
| 1993 | 15,338 BoP, current US$ per person | +1496.9% |
| 1994 | 14,898 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 1,537 BoP, current US$ per person | -89.7% |
| 1996 | 36,075 BoP, current US$ per person | +2247.9% |
| 1997 | 88,650 BoP, current US$ per person | +145.7% |
| 1998 | 117,927 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.0% |
| 1999 | 169,152 BoP, current US$ per person | +43.4% |
| 2000 | 235,890 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.5% |
| 2001 | 51,914 BoP, current US$ per person | -78.0% |
| 2002 | 65,930 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.0% |
| 2003 | 59,238 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 81,660 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.9% |
| 2005 | 203,182 BoP, current US$ per person | +148.8% |
| 2006 | 514,615 BoP, current US$ per person | +153.3% |
| 2007 | 567,764 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 382,313 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.7% |
| 2009 | 385,762 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 387,549 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 559,866 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.5% |
| 2012 | 376,113 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.8% |
| 2013 | 595,141 BoP, current US$ per person | +58.2% |
| 2014 | 765,302 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 1.31 million BoP, current US$ per person | +70.6% |
| 2016 | 42,539 BoP, current US$ per person | -96.7% |
| 2017 | 38,839 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 2,633 BoP, current US$ per person | -93.2% |
| 2019 | 16,047 BoP, current US$ per person | +509.4% |
| 2020 | 101,535 BoP, current US$ per person | +532.7% |
| 2021 | -11,522 BoP, current US$ per person | -111.3% |
| 2022 | -43,926 BoP, current US$ per person | +281.2% |
| 2023 | 165,566 BoP, current US$ per person | -476.9% |
| 2024 | 42,674 BoP, current US$ per person | -74.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,183 BoP, current US$ per person | 139.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,776 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 7,180 BoP, current US$ per person | 643.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 32,670 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 44,611 BoP, current US$ per person | -312.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 169,152 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 254,827 BoP, current US$ per person | 51,914 BoP, current US$ per person | 567,764 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 408,998 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,633 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.31 million BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,865 BoP, current US$ per person | -43,926 BoP, current US$ per person | 165,566 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 1 British Virgin Islands 1.36 million BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 2 Malta 74,864 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 4 Singapore 26,032 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 5 Hong Kong, China 16,722 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 6 Guyana 10,383 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Cayman Islands
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -73.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -23,390 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.2243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -1.74 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 4.96 billion constant LCU (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.72 million constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 29.29 million current LCU (2024)
- Inflation, consumer prices -0.6% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Cayman Islands?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Cayman Islands was 42,674 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 million BoP, current US$ per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -43,926 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Cayman Islands ranks 3rd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.