Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square was 50,829 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Marshall Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Marshall Islands is 50,829 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 216.8% on the previous year and down 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Marshall Islands peaked at 180,823 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, -51,982 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2010.
Marshall Islands ranks 47th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 4,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4,661 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2003 | -6,400 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -237.3% |
| 2004 | 6,422 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -200.3% |
| 2005 | 18,220 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +183.7% |
| 2006 | 10,426 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -42.8% |
| 2007 | 38,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +272.3% |
| 2008 | 31,638 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 81,386 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +157.2% |
| 2010 | -51,982 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -163.9% |
| 2011 | -24,338 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -53.2% |
| 2012 | 118,743 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -587.9% |
| 2013 | 180,823 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 2014 | 50,265 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -72.2% |
| 2015 | -29,965 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -159.6% |
| 2016 | -16,977 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -43.3% |
| 2017 | 32,419 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -291.0% |
| 2018 | 54,178 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +67.1% |
| 2019 | 28,694 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -47.0% |
| 2020 | 16,917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -41.0% |
| 2021 | 2,775 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -83.6% |
| 2022 | -43,534 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1669.0% |
| 2023 | 50,829 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -216.8% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 50,829 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11,455 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 50,829 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,800 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 5.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Marshall Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -1669.0% | 2,775 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -43,534 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19,338 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -6,400 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 81,386 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,186 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -51,982 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 180,823 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,747 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -43,534 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 50,829 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 44 Serbia 58,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 45 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 56,999 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 46 Japan 54,881 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 48 Bulgaria 47,625 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 49 Sweden 45,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 50 Jamaica 45,467 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Marshall Islands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6305 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 13.36 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 46.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0469 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 355.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.5453 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 4,139 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Marshall Islands?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Marshall Islands was 50,829 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 180,823 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -51,982 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Marshall Islands ranks 47th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.