Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 24,108 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Cayman Islands, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Cayman Islands is 24,108 million USD, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Cayman Islands peaked at 80,502 million USD in 2015 and was at its lowest, -14.68 million USD, in 1991.
Cayman Islands ranks 16th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86.85 million USD | — |
| 1991 | -14.68 million USD | -116.9% |
| 1992 | 45.95 million USD | -413.0% |
| 1993 | 749.66 million USD | +1531.4% |
| 1994 | 738.69 million USD | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 77.22 million USD | -89.5% |
| 1996 | 1,829 million USD | +2269.1% |
| 1997 | 4,533 million USD | +147.8% |
| 1998 | 6,220 million USD | +37.2% |
| 1999 | 8,821 million USD | +41.8% |
| 2000 | 12,317 million USD | +39.6% |
| 2001 | 2,752 million USD | -77.7% |
| 2002 | 3,527 million USD | +28.2% |
| 2003 | 3,221 million USD | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 4,390 million USD | +36.3% |
| 2005 | 10,502 million USD | +139.2% |
| 2006 | 27,204 million USD | +159.0% |
| 2007 | 29,510 million USD | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 20,310 million USD | -31.2% |
| 2009 | 20,954 million USD | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 21,688 million USD | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 32,353 million USD | +49.2% |
| 2012 | 22,054 million USD | -31.8% |
| 2013 | 35,338 million USD | +60.2% |
| 2014 | 46,198 million USD | +30.7% |
| 2015 | 80,502 million USD | +74.3% |
| 2016 | 58,233 million USD | -27.7% |
| 2017 | 14,730 million USD | -74.7% |
| 2018 | 19,556 million USD | +32.8% |
| 2019 | 25,759 million USD | +31.7% |
| 2020 | 21,569 million USD | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 23,041 million USD | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 21,420 million USD | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 24,108 million USD | +12.5% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 24,108 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,622 million USD, 6.7× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 24,108 million USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 616.81 million USD, 39.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Cayman Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +2269.1% | 77.22 million USD | 1,829 million USD |
| 1993 | +1531.4% | 45.95 million USD | 749.66 million USD |
| 1992 | +413.0% | -14.68 million USD | 45.95 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,309 million USD | -14.68 million USD | 8,821 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,469 million USD | 2,752 million USD | 29,510 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,641 million USD | 14,730 million USD | 80,502 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,534 million USD | 21,420 million USD | 24,108 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 251.46 million USD compare
- 13 Mexico 26,738 million USD compare
- 14 India 25,461 million USD compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 235.02 million USD compare
- 15 Australia 24,150 million USD compare
- 15 Micronesia 44.65 million USD compare
- 16 Polynesia 17.04 million USD compare
- 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13.07 million USD compare
- 17 Japan 23,516 million USD compare
- 18 Poland 22,376 million USD compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 10.99 million USD compare
- 19 Argentina 22,286 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Cayman Islands
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -23,390 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.2243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -1.74 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 5.96 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 29.29 million current LCU (2024)
- Inflation, consumer prices -0.6% (2016)
- Total reserves minus gold 252.10 million current US$ (2024)
- Total reserves 252.10 million includes gold, current US$ (2024)
- GDP deflator 123.6 base year varies by country (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Cayman Islands?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Cayman Islands was 24,108 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 80,502 million USD in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.68 million USD in 1991.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Cayman Islands ranks 16th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.