Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 2.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 2011–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) recorded 2.1% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 5.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -5.2%, in 2011.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 103rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -5.2% | — |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -126.5% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +237.9% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -24.3% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -44.1% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +48.7% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +63.1% |
| 2018 | -3.8% | -180.1% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -237.9% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -65.8% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -45.9% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +150.2% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.7% | -5.2% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 2.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- 100 Solomon Islands 2.1% compare
- 101 El Salvador 2.1% compare
- 102 Armenia 2.1% compare
- 104 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.1% compare
- 105 Australia 2.0% compare
- 106 Poland 1.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 42,978 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 27,784 constant 2015 US$ per person (2021)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 1.56 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per capita 50,890 constant LCU per person (2021)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.105 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.58 % change on previous year (2021)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.8536 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 2.1% 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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.2% in 2011.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 103rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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.