Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square was 5,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Tuvalu, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 5,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.6% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Tuvalu peaked at 58,369 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, -3,970 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2011.
That places Tuvalu 106th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, 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 (BoP, current US$), per square in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -310.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | -325.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2003 | -365.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2004 | -389.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2005 | -380.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2006 | -352.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2007 | -368.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 56,260 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -15368.7% |
| 2009 | 58,369 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 15,174 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -74.0% |
| 2011 | -3,970 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -126.2% |
| 2012 | 44,168 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1212.7% |
| 2013 | 11,233 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -74.6% |
| 2014 | 10,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 10,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9,962 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 9,962 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,333 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -66.5% |
| 2021 | 6,648 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +99.4% |
| 2022 | 6,648 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.6% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 5,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11,455 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 5,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,800 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Tuvalu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +15368.7% | -368.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 56,260 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +1212.7% | -3,970 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 44,168 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2011 | -126.2% | 15,174 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3,970 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +99.4% | 3,333 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,648 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2010 | -74.0% | 58,369 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 15,174 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2013 | -74.6% | 44,168 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,233 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,459 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -389.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 58,369 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 12,653 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3,970 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 44,168 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,333 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,648 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 103 Kiribati 6,309 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 104 Djibouti 5,911 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 105 Ghana 5,798 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 107 China 5,468 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 108 Guinea 5,351 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 109 Honduras 5,170 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Tuvalu
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.93 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -915,228 BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -89.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 258,080 BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 55.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 26.76 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual -0.5864 % change on previous year (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Tuvalu?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Tuvalu was 5,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 58,369 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was -3,970 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Tuvalu rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Tuvalu ranks 106th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.