Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was -0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Tuvalu, 2017–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ 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$) … unit in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ 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% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's -0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. (55 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's -0.0149 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)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 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
- 185 Trinidad and Tobago -0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 186 Seychelles -0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 187 Iceland -0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Tuvalu
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.93 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0829 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 501.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0616 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0606 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 365.88 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 0.0452 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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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
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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.