Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 2.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Pacific island 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 Pacific island small states is 2.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Pacific island small states peaked at 13.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -3.8%, in 1999.
Pacific island small states ranks 6th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.4% | — |
| 1971 | 1.8% | -25.5% |
| 1972 | 2.0% | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 2.9% | +43.8% |
| 1974 | 2.0% | -32.8% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | +27.0% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | -44.6% |
| 1977 | 2.3% | +68.2% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | -32.1% |
| 1979 | 1.2% | -20.7% |
| 1980 | 2.5% | +103.6% |
| 1981 | 2.5% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | -12.4% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | -16.5% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -10.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -56.1% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | +219.1% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 2.8% | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -98.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +274.7% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | +1590.3% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -41.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -89.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +105.1% |
| 1996 | -0.9% | -301.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -177.0% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +159.1% |
| 1999 | -3.8% | -309.5% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -129.3% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +67.9% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +282.4% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -35.0% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +240.9% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +30.8% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -45.5% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -31.2% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +56.4% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -28.0% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +52.0% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -61.3% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +15.3% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 0.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | -3.8% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 1.1% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 3.9% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.2% | 5.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 3 Cayman Islands 40.9% compare
- 4 Guyana 35.0% compare
- 5 Hong Kong, China 30.8% compare
- 6 Cyprus 27.1% compare
- 7 Singapore 26.3% compare
- 8 Palau 21.5% compare
- 9 Mozambique 15.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Pacific island small states
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 689.93 current US$ per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 7.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1212 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 548.92 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 6.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5679 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 2,572 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 9.11 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 10.84 billion current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Pacific island small states?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Pacific island small states was 2.9% 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.8% in 1999.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Pacific island small states ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.