Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Caribbean
Caribbean: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 65,038 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Caribbean, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Caribbean stood at 65,038 million USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Caribbean peaked at 132,522 million USD in 2015 and was at its lowest, -3,450 million USD, in 1990.
That places Caribbean 7th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,552 million USD | -3,450 million USD | 20,802 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,980 million USD | 11,115 million USD | 60,303 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 81,821 million USD | 46,038 million USD | 132,522 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,070 million USD | 53,317 million USD | 65,038 million USD | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Caribbean
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 155.09 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 143.81 USD (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Manufacturing) — Value US$, 2015 prices 143.39 USD (2023)
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 71,054 million USD (2023)
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 74,479 million USD (2023)
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 66,510 million USD (2023)
- Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 48.9 % (2025)
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July 21.8 million No (2025)
- Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), median — Value 121.7 (2026)
- Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), weighted average 188.63 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Caribbean?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Caribbean was 65,038 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 132,522 million USD in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -3,450 million USD in 1990.
- How does Caribbean rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Caribbean ranks 7th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. 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.