Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps was 411,391 BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Pacific island small states, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Pacific island small states is 411,391 BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 99.5% on the previous year and up 102.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Pacific island small states peaked at 83.22 million BoP, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, -110.17 million BoP, current US$, in 1990.
Pacific island small states ranks 41st of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1973 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 2.20 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | -1.51 million BoP, current US$ | -168.6% |
| 1982 | 804,334 BoP, current US$ | -153.3% |
| 1983 | 98,326 BoP, current US$ | -87.8% |
| 1984 | 554,223 BoP, current US$ | +463.7% |
| 1985 | 13.00 million BoP, current US$ | +2246.2% |
| 1986 | -706,174 BoP, current US$ | -105.4% |
| 1987 | 29.18 million BoP, current US$ | -4232.6% |
| 1988 | 1.47 million BoP, current US$ | -95.0% |
| 1989 | 50.43 million BoP, current US$ | +3334.5% |
| 1990 | -110.17 million BoP, current US$ | -318.5% |
| 1991 | -51.09 million BoP, current US$ | -53.6% |
| 1992 | -39.99 million BoP, current US$ | -21.7% |
| 1993 | -65.57 million BoP, current US$ | +64.0% |
| 1994 | -99.08 million BoP, current US$ | +51.1% |
| 1995 | -95.00 million BoP, current US$ | -4.1% |
| 1996 | -64.70 million BoP, current US$ | -31.9% |
| 1997 | -45.66 million BoP, current US$ | -29.4% |
| 1998 | -24.00 million BoP, current US$ | -47.4% |
| 1999 | -57.21 million BoP, current US$ | +138.4% |
| 2000 | 2.26 million BoP, current US$ | -104.0% |
| 2001 | 9.54 million BoP, current US$ | +321.9% |
| 2002 | 6.75 million BoP, current US$ | -29.2% |
| 2003 | 5.46 million BoP, current US$ | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 6.88 million BoP, current US$ | +26.1% |
| 2005 | -610,446 BoP, current US$ | -108.9% |
| 2006 | 9.67 million BoP, current US$ | -1684.3% |
| 2007 | 8.52 million BoP, current US$ | -12.0% |
| 2008 | -1.35 million BoP, current US$ | -115.8% |
| 2009 | 10.29 million BoP, current US$ | -862.8% |
| 2010 | 16.16 million BoP, current US$ | +57.1% |
| 2011 | 30.92 million BoP, current US$ | +91.3% |
| 2012 | 31.94 million BoP, current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 17.03 million BoP, current US$ | -46.7% |
| 2014 | -20.29 million BoP, current US$ | -219.1% |
| 2015 | -19.75 million BoP, current US$ | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 6.64 million BoP, current US$ | -133.7% |
| 2017 | 9.77 million BoP, current US$ | +47.0% |
| 2018 | 10.72 million BoP, current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2019 | -30.05 million BoP, current US$ | -380.3% |
| 2020 | 20.97 million BoP, current US$ | -169.8% |
| 2021 | 48.62 million BoP, current US$ | +131.9% |
| 2022 | 23.33 million BoP, current US$ | -52.0% |
| 2023 | 45.48 million BoP, current US$ | +94.9% |
| 2024 | 83.22 million BoP, current US$ | +83.0% |
| 2025 | 411,391 BoP, current US$ | -99.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 9 |
| 1980s | 9.55 million BoP, current US$ | -1.51 million BoP, current US$ | 50.43 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | -65.25 million BoP, current US$ | -110.17 million BoP, current US$ | -24.00 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.74 million BoP, current US$ | -1.35 million BoP, current US$ | 10.29 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.31 million BoP, current US$ | -30.05 million BoP, current US$ | 31.94 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.00 million BoP, current US$ | 411,391 BoP, current US$ | 83.22 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 38 Kuwait 2.99 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 39 Argentina 2.83 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 40 Croatia 2.79 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 41 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.60 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 42 Greece 2.22 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 43 Slovakia 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 44 Philippines 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Pacific island small states
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5078 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (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)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 9.11 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 10.84 billion current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Pacific island small states?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Pacific island small states was 411,391 BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 83.22 million BoP, current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was -110.17 million BoP, current US$ in 1990.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Pacific island small states ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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
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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.