Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Nauru
Nauru: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) was -0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Nauru, 2017–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Nauru stood at -0.0%.
The figure is up 99.7% on the previous year and down 217.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Nauru peaked at 5.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -5.0%, in 2022.
Nauru ranks 184th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 5.9% | +64268.7% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -70.3% |
| 2020 | -2.7% | -252.8% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -268.8% |
| 2022 | -5.0% | -210.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -117.9% |
| 2024 | -3.5% | -489.0% |
| 2025 | -0.0% | -99.7% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's -0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%. (72 countries reporting)
- Nauru's -0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.1%. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.5% | 0.0% | 5.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | -1.0% | -5.0% | 4.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 181 Switzerland 0.0% compare
- 182 Cuba 0.0%
- 183 Sudan 0.0% compare
- 185 Yemen -0.0%
- 186 French Polynesia -0.2% compare
- 187 Kazakhstan -0.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Nauru
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.2806 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.827 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0222 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 325.69 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0409 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0162 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 237.81 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 0.0165 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Nauru?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Nauru was -0.0% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.0% in 2022.
- How does Nauru rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Nauru ranks 184th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 217.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru 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.