Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Nauru
Nauru: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps was -1.34 million BoP, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Nauru, 2008–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Nauru is -1.34 million BoP, current US$, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 129.3% on the previous year and up 97.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Nauru peaked at 11.46 million BoP, current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, -65.04 million BoP, current US$, in 2014.
That places Nauru 169th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Nauru, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.91 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2009 | 3.29 million BoP, current US$ | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 3.89 million BoP, current US$ | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 8.95 million BoP, current US$ | +130.1% |
| 2012 | 8.21 million BoP, current US$ | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 5.51 million BoP, current US$ | -33.0% |
| 2014 | -65.04 million BoP, current US$ | -1281.3% |
| 2015 | 4.44 million BoP, current US$ | -106.8% |
| 2016 | 4.93 million BoP, current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 1.80 million BoP, current US$ | -63.5% |
| 2018 | 1.16 million BoP, current US$ | -35.4% |
| 2019 | -1.75 million BoP, current US$ | -250.9% |
| 2020 | 1.41 million BoP, current US$ | -180.8% |
| 2021 | 11.46 million BoP, current US$ | +710.6% |
| 2022 | 2.48 million BoP, current US$ | -78.3% |
| 2023 | 4.56 million BoP, current US$ | +83.5% |
| 2024 | -1.34 million BoP, current US$ | -129.3% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's -1.34 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.18 billion BoP, current US$. (70 countries reporting)
- Nauru's -1.34 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52.88 million BoP, current US$. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Nauru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -1281.3% | 5.51 million BoP, current US$ | -65.04 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.10 million BoP, current US$ | 2.91 million BoP, current US$ | 3.29 million BoP, current US$ | 2 |
| 2010s | -2.79 million BoP, current US$ | -65.04 million BoP, current US$ | 8.95 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.72 million BoP, current US$ | -1.34 million BoP, current US$ | 11.46 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More economy & growth data for Nauru
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.2806 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.827 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0222 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 325.69 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0409 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0162 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 237.81 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0165 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Nauru?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Nauru was -1.34 million BoP, current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 11.46 million BoP, current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was -65.04 million BoP, current US$ in 2014.
- How does Nauru rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Nauru ranks 169th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.