Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 28,134 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ in Cayman Islands is 28,134 million USD, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 14.4% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Cayman Islands peaked at 80,502 million USD in 2015 and was at its lowest, -8.54 million USD, in 1991.
That places Cayman Islands 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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$ in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.04 million USD | — |
| 1991 | -8.54 million USD | -117.4% |
| 1992 | 27.49 million USD | -421.9% |
| 1993 | 459.76 million USD | +1572.5% |
| 1994 | 467.07 million USD | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 50.31 million USD | -89.2% |
| 1996 | 1,232 million USD | +2348.2% |
| 1997 | 3,151 million USD | +155.8% |
| 1998 | 4,354 million USD | +38.2% |
| 1999 | 6,476 million USD | +48.7% |
| 2000 | 9,359 million USD | +44.5% |
| 2001 | 2,133 million USD | -77.2% |
| 2002 | 2,803 million USD | +31.4% |
| 2003 | 2,603 million USD | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 3,703 million USD | +42.3% |
| 2005 | 9,506 million USD | +156.7% |
| 2006 | 24,821 million USD | +161.1% |
| 2007 | 28,210 million USD | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 19,556 million USD | -30.7% |
| 2009 | 20,298 million USD | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 20,966 million USD | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 31,132 million USD | +48.5% |
| 2012 | 21,490 million USD | -31.0% |
| 2013 | 34,908 million USD | +62.4% |
| 2014 | 46,041 million USD | +31.9% |
| 2015 | 80,502 million USD | +74.8% |
| 2016 | 58,816 million USD | -26.9% |
| 2017 | 15,173 million USD | -74.2% |
| 2018 | 20,681 million USD | +36.3% |
| 2019 | 28,165 million USD | +36.2% |
| 2020 | 23,621 million USD | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 25,893 million USD | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 24,590 million USD | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 28,134 million USD | +14.4% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 28,134 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,565 million USD, 6.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 28,134 million USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 759.73 million USD, 37.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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 | +2348.2% | 50.31 million USD | 1,232 million USD |
| 1993 | +1572.5% | 27.49 million USD | 459.76 million USD |
| 1992 | +421.9% | -8.54 million USD | 27.49 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,626 million USD | -8.54 million USD | 6,476 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,299 million USD | 2,133 million USD | 28,210 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,787 million USD | 15,173 million USD | 80,502 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,560 million USD | 23,621 million USD | 28,134 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 293.69 million USD compare
- 14 Sweden 29,418 million USD compare
- 15 Poland 28,685 million USD compare
- 15 Micronesia 52.04 million USD compare
- 16 India 28,163 million USD compare
- 16 Polynesia 20.71 million USD compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 13.32 million USD compare
- 18 Belgium 23,019 million USD compare
- 18 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13.26 million USD compare
- 19 Argentina 22,352 million USD compare
- 20 Indonesia 21,628 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Cayman Islands
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -73.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -1.74 billion BoP, current US$ (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 inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -23,390 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 5.96 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.72 million 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Cayman Islands?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Cayman Islands was 28,134 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 Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 80,502 million USD in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.54 million USD in 1991.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Cayman Islands ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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$. 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.