Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Small Island Developing States
Small Island Developing States: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 243,888 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Small Island Developing States, 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 Small Island Developing States is 243,888 million USD, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Small Island Developing States peaked at 243,888 million USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,118 million USD, in 1992.
Small Island Developing States ranks 7th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,840 million USD | 3,118 million USD | 38,106 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 58,283 million USD | 17,296 million USD | 117,803 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 165,374 million USD | 129,477 million USD | 217,009 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 203,896 million USD | 145,732 million USD | 243,888 million USD | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Small Island Developing States
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 212,037 million USD (2023)
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 130,227 million USD (2023)
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 117,139 million USD (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Small Island Developing States?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Small Island Developing States was 243,888 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 Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 243,888 million USD in 2023.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,118 million USD in 1992.
- How does Small Island Developing States rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Small Island Developing States ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Small Island Developing States 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.