Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was 17,499 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Cayman Islands, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Cayman Islands stood at 17,499 million USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Cayman Islands peaked at 71,046 million USD in 2015 and was at its lowest, -7,581 million USD, in 2002.
Cayman Islands ranks 17th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 498.66 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 122.56 million USD | -75.4% |
| 1992 | 89.09 million USD | -27.3% |
| 1993 | 542.43 million USD | +508.9% |
| 1994 | 19.79 million USD | -96.4% |
| 1995 | 408.28 million USD | +1962.7% |
| 1996 | 1,263 million USD | +209.4% |
| 1997 | 5,478 million USD | +333.7% |
| 1998 | 4,631 million USD | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 5,251 million USD | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 11,193 million USD | +113.2% |
| 2001 | 7,719 million USD | -31.0% |
| 2002 | -7,581 million USD | -198.2% |
| 2003 | 7,654 million USD | -201.0% |
| 2004 | 5,284 million USD | -31.0% |
| 2005 | 6,217 million USD | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 6,136 million USD | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 6,432 million USD | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 10,251 million USD | +59.4% |
| 2009 | 5,128 million USD | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 25,716 million USD | +401.5% |
| 2011 | 32,303 million USD | +25.6% |
| 2012 | 23,880 million USD | -26.1% |
| 2013 | 19,306 million USD | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 18,080 million USD | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 71,046 million USD | +292.9% |
| 2016 | 16,439 million USD | -76.9% |
| 2017 | 3,960 million USD | -75.9% |
| 2018 | 7,812 million USD | +97.3% |
| 2019 | 28,928 million USD | +270.3% |
| 2020 | 9,894 million USD | -65.8% |
| 2021 | 18,894 million USD | +91.0% |
| 2022 | 15,670 million USD | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 17,499 million USD | +11.7% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 17,499 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 947.76 million USD, 18.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 17,499 million USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.73 million USD, 344.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Cayman Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +1962.7% | 19.79 million USD | 408.28 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,830 million USD | 19.79 million USD | 5,478 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,843 million USD | -7,581 million USD | 11,193 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,747 million USD | 3,960 million USD | 71,046 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,489 million USD | 9,894 million USD | 18,894 million USD | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Cayman Islands
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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 29.29 million current LCU (2024)
- Inflation, consumer prices -0.6% (2016)
- Total reserves minus gold 252.10 million current US$ (2024)
- Total reserves 252.10 million includes gold, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Cayman Islands?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Cayman Islands was 17,499 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 71,046 million USD in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -7,581 million USD in 2002.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Cayman Islands ranks 17th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.