Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Other small states
Other small states: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) was 11.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Other small states, 1970–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 11.9% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 568.3% on the previous year and down 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Other small states peaked at 99.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -27.3%, in 2020.
Other small states ranks 3rd of 47 groups 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.7% | — |
| 1971 | 1.2% | -86.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | -69.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | +62.5% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | +161.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -68.8% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | +100.0% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | +17.5% |
| 1979 | 1.2% | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | -36.2% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | +46.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | -34.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -34.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | +45.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +21.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | +20.4% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +21.4% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | +27.0% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | +125.3% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | +21.9% |
| 1998 | 5.3% | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | +22.7% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | -27.5% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -41.2% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +86.5% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +164.4% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | +141.1% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 44.3% | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | -39.3% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | +153.3% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | -37.9% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 66.1% | +53.5% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | -64.3% |
| 2014 | 44.3% | +88.1% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | -37.5% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -79.2% |
| 2017 | 57.7% | +901.4% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | +72.2% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | -27.3% | -128.4% |
| 2021 | 59.5% | -318.3% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -74.6% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -57.9% |
| 2024 | -2.6% | -140.1% |
| 2025 | 11.9% | -568.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Other small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +901.4% | 5.8% | 57.7% |
| 2025 | +568.3% | -2.6% | 11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 0.4% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 1.0% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 3.0% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 5.8% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | -27.3% | 59.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More economy & growth data for Other small states
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 3,625 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1382 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2,424 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5443 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9,547 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2067 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 8.72 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Other small states?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Other small states was 11.9% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.3% in 2020.
- How does Other small states rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Other small states ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Other 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.
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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.