Foreign direct investment, net inflows in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 8.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in New Caledonia, 2000–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 8.5% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2024.
That represents a change of up 20.7% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in New Caledonia peaked at 27.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -1.2%, in 2000.
That places New Caledonia 26th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -363.0% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -49.5% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +49.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -80.3% |
| 2005 | -0.1% | -123.2% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -10036.6% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -55.9% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | +306.9% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | -29.5% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | +63.5% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | -23.2% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -22.6% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -32.6% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -42.9% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -34.7% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +120.4% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +30.3% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | -1.2% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 3.5% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.0% | 8.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 23 Gambia 9.7% compare
- 24 Zambia 9.3% compare
- 25 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.9% compare
- 27 United Arab Emirates 8.3% compare
- 28 Montenegro 7.3% compare
- 29 Saint Lucia 7.3% compare
More economy & growth data for New Caledonia
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1.06 % change on previous year (2017)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2351 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2017)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 7,608 current US$ per person (2017)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) -0.976 % change on previous year (2017)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 24.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2017)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 803,644 current LCU per person (2017)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) -7.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6568 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 19,186 current US$ per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) -7.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in New Caledonia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in New Caledonia was 8.5% 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 New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.2% in 2000.
- How does New Caledonia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- New Caledonia ranks 26th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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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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.