Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Caribbean

Caribbean: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 66,510 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
66,510 million USD
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
8th
of 184 countries
All-time high
132,522 million USD
in 2015
All-time low
-1,718 million USD
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Caribbean, 1990–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k1990200620231990: -1.7k million USD1991: 1.8k million USD1992: 155.6 million USD1993: 5.3k million USD1994: 1.9k million USD1995: 3.6k million USD1996: 3.5k million USD1997: 8.0k million USD1998: 6.3k million USD1999: 15.1k million USD2000: 45.1k million USD2001: 36.3k million USD2002: 8.4k million USD2003: 21.6k million USD2004: 15.7k million USD2005: 24.8k million USD2006: 36.4k million USD2007: 56.6k million USD2008: 57.5k million USD2009: 42.5k million USD2010: 74.6k million USD2011: 86.0k million USD2012: 78.0k million USD2013: 88.5k million USD2014: 98.6k million USD2015: 132.5k million USD2016: 47.5k million USD2017: 55.1k million USD2018: 50.4k million USD2019: 76.5k million USD2020: 53.2k million USD2021: 65.4k million USD2022: 62.5k million USD2023: 66.5k million USD

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.

Analysis

Caribbean recorded 66,510 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in 2023.

That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Caribbean peaked at 132,522 million USD in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1,718 million USD, in 1990.

Caribbean ranks 8th of 184 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$, gaps filled in Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Caribbean, 1990 to 2023.
Year million USD Change
1990 -1,718 million USD —
1991 1,801 million USD -204.8%
1992 155.55 million USD -91.4%
1993 5,307 million USD +3312.1%
1994 1,898 million USD -64.2%
1995 3,637 million USD +91.7%
1996 3,508 million USD -3.6%
1997 8,014 million USD +128.5%
1998 6,263 million USD -21.9%
1999 15,065 million USD +140.5%
2000 45,134 million USD +199.6%
2001 36,320 million USD -19.5%
2002 8,381 million USD -76.9%
2003 21,561 million USD +157.3%
2004 15,680 million USD -27.3%
2005 24,771 million USD +58.0%
2006 36,363 million USD +46.8%
2007 56,607 million USD +55.7%
2008 57,532 million USD +1.6%
2009 42,454 million USD -26.2%
2010 74,550 million USD +75.6%
2011 86,002 million USD +15.4%
2012 77,976 million USD -9.3%
2013 88,530 million USD +13.5%
2014 98,599 million USD +11.4%
2015 132,522 million USD +34.4%
2016 47,460 million USD -64.2%
2017 55,076 million USD +16.0%
2018 50,400 million USD -8.5%
2019 76,463 million USD +51.7%
2020 53,228 million USD -30.4%
2021 65,359 million USD +22.8%
2022 62,546 million USD -4.3%
2023 66,510 million USD +6.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Caribbean 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.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +3312.1% 155.55 million USD 5,307 million USD

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,393 million USD -1,718 million USD 15,065 million USD 10
2000s 34,480 million USD 8,381 million USD 57,532 million USD 10
2010s 78,758 million USD 47,460 million USD 132,522 million USD 10
2020s 61,911 million USD 53,228 million USD 66,510 million USD 4

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 5 Germany 101,254 million USD compare
  2. 6 Canada 89,583 million USD compare
  3. 7 France 72,356 million USD compare
  4. 9 Singapore 62,997 million USD compare
  5. 10 Sweden 47,498 million USD compare
  6. 11 British Virgin Islands 44,158 million USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Caribbean?
Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Caribbean was 66,510 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 132,522 million USD in 2015.
What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was -1,718 million USD in 1990.
How does Caribbean rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
Caribbean ranks 8th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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.

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Indicator
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled
Unit
million USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,172 data points, 1990–2023
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Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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.