Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 0.1493 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Pacific island small states, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Pacific island small states is 0.1493 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 99.5% on the previous year and up 101.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Pacific island small states peaked at 30.57 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, -62.05 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1990.
Pacific island small states ranks 40th 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$), per capita in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 1.51 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | -1.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -167.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5287 BoP, current US$ per person | -152.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0632 BoP, current US$ per person | -88.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3486 BoP, current US$ per person | +451.3% |
| 1985 | 8 BoP, current US$ per person | +2194.9% |
| 1986 | -0.4253 BoP, current US$ per person | -105.3% |
| 1987 | 17.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -4155.2% |
| 1988 | 0.853 BoP, current US$ per person | -95.1% |
| 1989 | 28.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +3280.1% |
| 1990 | -62.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -315.2% |
| 1991 | -28.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.3% |
| 1992 | -21.88 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.8% |
| 1993 | -35.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +61.7% |
| 1994 | -52.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +49.1% |
| 1995 | -49.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1996 | -33.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.8% |
| 1997 | -23.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.4% |
| 1998 | -12.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.2% |
| 1999 | -28.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +134.9% |
| 2000 | 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -103.9% |
| 2001 | 4.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +316.4% |
| 2002 | 3.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.1% |
| 2003 | 2.57 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.1% |
| 2004 | 3.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.6% |
| 2005 | -0.2813 BoP, current US$ per person | -108.8% |
| 2006 | 4.41 BoP, current US$ per person | -1666.8% |
| 2007 | 3.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.9% |
| 2008 | -0.6022 BoP, current US$ per person | -115.7% |
| 2009 | 4.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -855.4% |
| 2010 | 7.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +55.2% |
| 2011 | 13.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +88.7% |
| 2012 | 13.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 7.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -47.4% |
| 2014 | -8.4 BoP, current US$ per person | -217.5% |
| 2015 | -8.07 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 2.68 BoP, current US$ per person | -133.2% |
| 2017 | 3.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +45.1% |
| 2018 | 4.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2019 | -11.7 BoP, current US$ per person | -377.4% |
| 2020 | 8.08 BoP, current US$ per person | -169.0% |
| 2021 | 18.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +129.2% |
| 2022 | 8.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -52.6% |
| 2023 | 16.91 BoP, current US$ per person | +92.5% |
| 2024 | 30.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +80.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1493 BoP, current US$ per person | -99.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Pacific island small states changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +4155.2% | -0.4253 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.25 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1989 | +3280.1% | 0.853 BoP, current US$ per person | 28.83 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1985 | +2194.9% | 0.3486 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2006 | +1666.8% | -0.2813 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.41 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2009 | +855.4% | -0.6022 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.55 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 28.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -34.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -62.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.6022 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1493 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 37 Slovakia 342.78 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 38 Kosovo 263.22 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 38 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 263.22 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 40 Bulgaria 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 41 Poland 229.86 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 42 North Macedonia 219.71 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 43 Greece 213.34 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Pacific island small states
- GDP 13.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 539.57 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0692 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 326.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0597 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 281.77 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 3.0% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 10.84 billion current US$ (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 9.11 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- GDP per capita growth 2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Pacific island small states?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Pacific island small states was 0.1493 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 30.57 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was -62.05 BoP, current US$ per person in 1990.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Pacific island small states ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.8%. 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$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.