Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 25.46 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
25.46 million USD
Change on year
down 42.0%
World rank
156th
of 191 countries
All-time high
165.92 million USD
in 2010
All-time low
-9.31 million USD
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Solomon Islands, 1990–2023

0501001501990200620231990: 10.4 million USD1991: 14.5 million USD1992: 14.2 million USD1993: 23.4 million USD1994: 2.1 million USD1995: 2 million USD1996: 5.9 million USD1997: 33.9 million USD1998: 8.8 million USD1999: 9.9 million USD2000: 13 million USD2001: -9.3 million USD2002: -4 million USD2003: -1.8 million USD2004: 5.7 million USD2005: 18.6 million USD2006: 44.3 million USD2007: 86 million USD2008: 75 million USD2009: 48.6 million USD2010: 165.9 million USD2011: 120.2 million USD2012: 23.9 million USD2013: 53.4 million USD2014: 21.7 million USD2015: 31.6 million USD2016: 38.6 million USD2017: 42.8 million USD2018: 24.8 million USD2019: 32.8 million USD2020: 9.1 million USD2021: 27.8 million USD2022: 43.9 million USD2023: 25.5 million USD

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.

Analysis

Solomon Islands recorded 25.46 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$ in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.0% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Solomon Islands peaked at 165.92 million USD in 2010 and was at its lowest, -9.31 million USD, in 2001.

That places Solomon Islands 156th 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 Solomon Islands, year by year

Annual values for Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Solomon Islands, 1990 to 2023.
Year million USD Change
1990 10.44 million USD —
1991 14.51 million USD +39.0%
1992 14.17 million USD -2.3%
1993 23.37 million USD +64.9%
1994 2.1 million USD -91.0%
1995 2.03 million USD -3.3%
1996 5.94 million USD +193.4%
1997 33.87 million USD +469.9%
1998 8.8 million USD -74.0%
1999 9.9 million USD +12.4%
2000 13.03 million USD +31.6%
2001 -9.31 million USD -171.5%
2002 -4 million USD -57.0%
2003 -1.8 million USD -55.0%
2004 5.68 million USD -415.5%
2005 18.58 million USD +227.1%
2006 44.29 million USD +138.4%
2007 86.03 million USD +94.2%
2008 74.95 million USD -12.9%
2009 48.57 million USD -35.2%
2010 165.92 million USD +241.6%
2011 120.17 million USD -27.6%
2012 23.9 million USD -80.1%
2013 53.36 million USD +123.3%
2014 21.69 million USD -59.3%
2015 31.6 million USD +45.7%
2016 38.61 million USD +22.2%
2017 42.84 million USD +11.0%
2018 24.84 million USD -42.0%
2019 32.81 million USD +32.1%
2020 9.13 million USD -72.2%
2021 27.8 million USD +204.4%
2022 43.91 million USD +57.9%
2023 25.46 million USD -42.0%

Solomon Islands compared with similar countries

  • Solomon Islands's 25.46 million USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 626.47 million USD, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Solomon Islands's 25.46 million USD is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 687.25 million USD, 4% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.51 million USD 2.03 million USD 33.87 million USD 10
2000s 27.6 million USD -9.31 million USD 86.03 million USD 10
2010s 55.57 million USD 21.69 million USD 165.92 million USD 10
2020s 26.58 million USD 9.13 million USD 43.91 million USD 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Solomon Islands?
Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Solomon Islands was 25.46 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 Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 165.92 million USD in 2010.
What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was -9.31 million USD in 2001.
How does Solomon Islands rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
Solomon Islands ranks 156th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Solomon 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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Indicator
Total FDI inflows — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 7,713 data points, 1990–2023
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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.