Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 11.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Caribbean Small States is 11.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,370.8% on the previous year and up 196.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Caribbean Small States peaked at 11.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.9%, in 2023.
That places Caribbean Small States 1st out of 47 groups 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 in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.7% | — |
| 1971 | 7.3% | -16.5% |
| 1972 | 8.1% | +11.0% |
| 1973 | 6.8% | -16.2% |
| 1974 | 7.2% | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 2.7% | -63.0% |
| 1976 | 3.5% | +32.4% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | -50.7% |
| 1978 | 1.9% | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 1.4% | -24.2% |
| 1980 | 2.7% | +92.9% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | +39.3% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | -41.4% |
| 1983 | 1.9% | -13.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | -60.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -49.8% |
| 1986 | -0.2% | -148.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -260.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +85.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -28.9% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | +357.0% |
| 1991 | 2.8% | +59.8% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +37.9% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | +30.7% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | -14.4% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 7.6% | +83.4% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | -23.7% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +50.4% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -42.2% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -20.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -82.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +30.6% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +359.6% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -53.0% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +130.1% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +103.7% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -27.2% |
| 2022 | -0.1% | -101.3% |
| 2023 | -0.9% | +1364.0% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | -1370.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9% | 1.4% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | -0.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 1.8% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.3% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 0.6% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | -0.9% | 11.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More economy & growth data for Caribbean Small States
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added 47.22 billion current US$ (2024)
- Services, value added 41.90 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Services, value added 52.2% (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 17,188 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 20,053 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9604 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.8627 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 20,880 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Caribbean Small States?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Caribbean Small States was 11.4% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9% in 2023.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 196.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.