Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 20,422 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Cayman Islands, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Cayman Islands is 20,422 million USD, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Cayman Islands peaked at 71,046 million USD in 2015 and was at its lowest, -6,025 million USD, in 2002.
Cayman Islands ranks 19th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 281.55 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 71.29 million USD | -74.7% |
| 1992 | 53.29 million USD | -25.2% |
| 1993 | 332.67 million USD | +524.2% |
| 1994 | 12.52 million USD | -96.2% |
| 1995 | 266.01 million USD | +2025.5% |
| 1996 | 850.59 million USD | +219.8% |
| 1997 | 3,808 million USD | +347.7% |
| 1998 | 3,242 million USD | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 3,855 million USD | +18.9% |
| 2000 | 8,505 million USD | +120.6% |
| 2001 | 5,984 million USD | -29.6% |
| 2002 | -6,025 million USD | -200.7% |
| 2003 | 6,184 million USD | -202.6% |
| 2004 | 4,457 million USD | -27.9% |
| 2005 | 5,628 million USD | +26.3% |
| 2006 | 5,598 million USD | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 6,149 million USD | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 9,870 million USD | +60.5% |
| 2009 | 4,968 million USD | -49.7% |
| 2010 | 24,859 million USD | +400.4% |
| 2011 | 31,084 million USD | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 23,269 million USD | -25.1% |
| 2013 | 19,071 million USD | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 18,019 million USD | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 71,046 million USD | +294.3% |
| 2016 | 16,604 million USD | -76.6% |
| 2017 | 4,079 million USD | -75.4% |
| 2018 | 8,261 million USD | +102.5% |
| 2019 | 31,630 million USD | +282.9% |
| 2020 | 10,835 million USD | -65.7% |
| 2021 | 21,232 million USD | +96.0% |
| 2022 | 17,990 million USD | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 20,422 million USD | +13.5% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 20,422 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,178 million USD, 17.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 20,422 million USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.32 million USD, 344.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Cayman Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +2025.5% | 12.52 million USD | 266.01 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,277 million USD | 12.52 million USD | 3,855 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,132 million USD | -6,025 million USD | 9,870 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,792 million USD | 4,079 million USD | 71,046 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,620 million USD | 10,835 million USD | 21,232 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 16 China, Taiwan Province of 24,714 million USD compare
- 17 United Arab Emirates 22,328 million USD compare
- 18 Malta 20,860 million USD compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 16,071 million USD compare
- 21 Denmark 13,542 million USD compare
- 22 India 13,341 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Cayman Islands
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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$, gaps filled in Cayman Islands?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Cayman Islands was 20,422 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 71,046 million USD in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -6,025 million USD in 2002.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Cayman Islands ranks 19th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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$ 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.