Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Tuvalu

Tuvalu: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was -0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
-0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 45.6%
World rank
184th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2018
All-time low
-0.0641 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2019
Years of data
5
2017–2021

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Tuvalu, 2017–2021

-0.075-0.05-0.025-00.0250.052017201920212017: 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: -0.064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: -0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: -0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2021, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Tuvalu stood at -0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of up 45.6% on the previous year and down 239.7% over five years.

Tuvalu ranks 184th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Tuvalu, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Tuvalu, 2017 to 2021.
Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
2017 0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2018 0.0416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +290.7%
2019 -0.0641 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -254.3%
2020 -0.0273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -57.4%
2021 -0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -45.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s -0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0641 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 3
2020s -0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 2

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

  1. 181 South Africa -0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 182 Panama -0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 183 Austria -0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 185 Trinidad and Tobago -0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 186 Seychelles -0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 187 Iceland -0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Tuvalu?
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Tuvalu was -0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Tuvalu?
The highest recorded value was 0.0416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Tuvalu?
The lowest recorded value was -0.0641 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
How does Tuvalu rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Tuvalu ranks 184th out of 191 countries with data for 2021.
Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
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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.