Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP was -3.9% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Turks and Caicos Islands, 2014–2018
Source: International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Turks and Caicos Islands recorded -3.9% for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 292.9% on the previous year and down 1,465.1% over five years.
That places Turks and Caicos Islands 187th out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.3% | — |
| 2015 | -0.0% | -100.8% |
| 2016 | -0.1% | +5131.4% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -1776.4% |
| 2018 | -3.9% | -292.9% |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
- 184 Seychelles -1.9% compare
- 185 Iceland -2.2% compare
- 186 Belgium -2.7% compare
- 188 Cayman Islands -22.4% compare
- 189 Hungary -24.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8232 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 5.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 50,305 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 1.34 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 5.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 30,877 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8232 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 5.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 30,877 current US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Turks and Caicos Islands was -3.9% in 2018, according to International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.9% in 2018.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 187th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.