Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Grenada
Grenada: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) was 12.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Grenada, 1977–2025
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 Grenada is 12.0%, measured in 2025.
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 in Grenada peaked at 21.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 1977.
Grenada ranks 13th of 201 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 (% 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% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 12.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.3%, 5.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 12.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.5%, 4.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Grenada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +1233.3% | -0.1% | 1.6% |
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
More economy & growth data for Grenada
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.71 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -63.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 26.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -65.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 18.99 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0147 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Grenada?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Grenada was 12.0% in 2025, 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 1977.
- How does Grenada rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Grenada ranks 13th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows 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 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.
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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.