Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Caribbean
Caribbean: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 74,479 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Caribbean, 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$ in Caribbean is 74,479 million USD, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Caribbean peaked at 152,762 million USD in 2015 and was at its lowest, 518.15 million USD, in 1995.
Caribbean ranks 11th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 827.21 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 883.69 million USD | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 624.14 million USD | -29.4% |
| 1993 | 2,019 million USD | +223.5% |
| 1994 | 2,179 million USD | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 518.15 million USD | -76.2% |
| 1996 | 3,293 million USD | +535.6% |
| 1997 | 9,084 million USD | +175.8% |
| 1998 | 16,221 million USD | +78.6% |
| 1999 | 18,554 million USD | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 20,416 million USD | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 9,304 million USD | -54.4% |
| 2002 | 11,776 million USD | +26.6% |
| 2003 | 16,043 million USD | +36.2% |
| 2004 | 35,940 million USD | +124.0% |
| 2005 | 7,060 million USD | -80.4% |
| 2006 | 42,969 million USD | +508.7% |
| 2007 | 71,807 million USD | +67.1% |
| 2008 | 82,589 million USD | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 67,641 million USD | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 68,738 million USD | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 87,410 million USD | +27.2% |
| 2012 | 86,303 million USD | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 143,918 million USD | +66.8% |
| 2014 | 95,253 million USD | -33.8% |
| 2015 | 152,762 million USD | +60.4% |
| 2016 | 113,764 million USD | -25.5% |
| 2017 | 61,365 million USD | -46.1% |
| 2018 | 59,943 million USD | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 72,971 million USD | +21.7% |
| 2020 | 69,104 million USD | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 70,460 million USD | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 68,993 million USD | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 74,479 million USD | +8.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Caribbean 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 | +535.6% | 518.15 million USD | 3,293 million USD |
| 2006 | +508.7% | 7,060 million USD | 42,969 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,420 million USD | 518.15 million USD | 18,554 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,554 million USD | 7,060 million USD | 82,589 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 94,243 million USD | 59,943 million USD | 152,762 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,759 million USD | 68,993 million USD | 74,479 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 8 Germany 36,698 million USD compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,422 million USD compare
- 9 Mexico 36,057 million USD compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 1,339 million USD compare
- 10 Spain 34,376 million USD compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 804.16 million USD compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 688 million USD compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 33,442 million USD compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 428.36 million USD compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 30,688 million USD compare
- 13 Australia 29,874 million USD compare
- 13 Melanesia 388.19 million USD compare
- 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 293.69 million USD compare
- 14 Sweden 29,418 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Caribbean
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 828,667 (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 13,606 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 6.36 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 6.85 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 382,272 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 8,773 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 16.77 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 0.3236 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 2.13 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Caribbean?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Caribbean was 74,479 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 152,762 million USD in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 518.15 million USD in 1995.
- How does Caribbean rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Caribbean ranks 11th out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$. 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.