Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was -0.2243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Cayman Islands, 2006–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded -0.2243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 249.3% on the previous year and down 105.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Cayman Islands peaked at 15.09 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0.3829 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Cayman Islands ranks 190th of 191 countries 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$) … unit in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.33 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2007 | 1.38 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 2.15 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +56.3% |
| 2009 | 1.16 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.1% |
| 2010 | 5.98 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +415.4% |
| 2011 | 7.43 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.2% |
| 2012 | 5.42 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.0% |
| 2013 | 4.33 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.2% |
| 2014 | 3.95 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 15.09 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +282.1% |
| 2016 | -0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -100.1% |
| 2017 | -0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2579 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6134.4% |
| 2019 | -0.1125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -143.6% |
| 2020 | -0.334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +196.8% |
| 2021 | -0.3829 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2022 | -0.1153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -69.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -230.2% |
| 2024 | -0.2243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -249.3% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's -0.2243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. (69 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's -0.2243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Cayman Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +6134.4% | -0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2579 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.51 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.16 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.15 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.23 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 15.09 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1813 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3829 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More economy & growth data for Cayman Islands
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -73.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -23,390 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -1.74 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows 40.9% (2024)
- Inflation, consumer prices -0.6% (2016)
- Total reserves minus gold 270.42 million current US$ (2025)
- Total reserves 270.42 million includes gold, current US$ (2025)
- GDP deflator 123.6 base year varies by country (2024)
- Personal remittances, received 11.50 million current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Cayman Islands?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Cayman Islands was -0.2243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 15.09 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3829 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Cayman Islands ranks 190th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 105.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.