Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Nauru
Nauru: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was -0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Nauru, 2008–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Nauru is -0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 128.2% on the previous year and up 98.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Nauru peaked at 0.1375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.656 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2014.
That places Nauru 180th out of 191 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$) … unit in Nauru, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0774 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2009 | 0.0746 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0818 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +68.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0813 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0583 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.2% |
| 2014 | -0.656 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1224.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0523 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -108.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0505 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -67.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.1% |
| 2019 | -0.014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -258.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -181.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0768 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +577.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -82.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +105.2% |
| 2024 | -0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -128.2% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's -0.008 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)
- Nauru's -0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Nauru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -1224.6% | 0.0583 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.656 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0746 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0774 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2010s | -0.0183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.656 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0768 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 177 Antigua and Barbuda -0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 178 Netherlands -0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 179 Togo -0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 181 South Africa -0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 182 Panama -0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 183 Austria -0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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$), per unit in Nauru?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Nauru was -0.008 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$), per unit recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.656 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- How does Nauru rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Nauru ranks 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.8%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.