Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Kiribati
Kiribati: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 2.18 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Kiribati, 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 Kiribati is 2.18 million USD, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 24.6% on the previous year and up 160.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Kiribati peaked at 5 million USD in 2009 and was at its lowest, -6.6 million USD, in 2010.
That places Kiribati 167th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2998 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 0.5087 million USD | +69.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4759 million USD | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 1.38 million USD | +189.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5191 million USD | -62.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3877 million USD | -25.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5384 million USD | +38.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5121 million USD | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4397 million USD | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4516 million USD | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7218 million USD | +59.8% |
| 2001 | -0.2735 million USD | -137.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2498 million USD | -191.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6708 million USD | +168.5% |
| 2004 | 1.95 million USD | +191.3% |
| 2005 | 2.61 million USD | +33.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5684 million USD | -78.2% |
| 2007 | 1.15 million USD | +102.8% |
| 2008 | -1.27 million USD | -209.9% |
| 2009 | 5 million USD | -494.4% |
| 2010 | -6.6 million USD | -232.0% |
| 2011 | -0.349 million USD | -94.7% |
| 2012 | -2.39 million USD | +583.7% |
| 2013 | 0.838 million USD | -135.1% |
| 2014 | 2.63 million USD | +214.1% |
| 2015 | -0.8198 million USD | -131.1% |
| 2016 | 1.81 million USD | -320.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7848 million USD | -56.6% |
| 2018 | -1.14 million USD | -245.8% |
| 2019 | -0.5583 million USD | -51.2% |
| 2020 | 2.62 million USD | -570.0% |
| 2021 | 1.03 million USD | -60.7% |
| 2022 | 2.89 million USD | +180.6% |
| 2023 | 2.18 million USD | -24.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 2.18 million USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 626.47 million USD, 0% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 2.18 million USD is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 687.25 million USD, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5512 million USD | 0.2998 million USD | 1.38 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 million USD | -1.27 million USD | 5 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5798 million USD | -6.6 million USD | 2.63 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 million USD | 1.03 million USD | 2.89 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 164 Montserrat 6.95 million USD compare
- 165 Cook Islands 5.64 million USD compare
- 166 Comoros 5 million USD compare
- 168 Eritrea 2.07 million USD compare
- 169 Marshall Islands 2.04 million USD compare
- 170 French Guiana 1 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Kiribati
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6343 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 16,114 BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.1181 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.16 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -48.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Kiribati?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Kiribati was 2.18 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 5 million USD in 2009.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.6 million USD in 2010.
- How does Kiribati rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Kiribati ranks 167th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.