Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Caribbean
Caribbean: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 66,510 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Caribbean, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 66,510 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$ in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Caribbean peaked at 132,522 million USD in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1,718 million USD, in 1990.
Caribbean ranks 14th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Caribbean, year by year
| 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$ 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +3312.1% | 155.55 million USD | 5,307 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 11 Republic of Korea 34,541 million USD compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 12.1 million USD compare
- 12 Spain 30,207 million USD compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania 2.26 million USD compare
- 13 Brazil 29,920 million USD compare
- 13 Micronesia 0.1023 million USD compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0067 million USD compare
- 14 Russian Federation 29,110 million USD compare
- 15 China, Taiwan Province of 24,714 million USD compare
- 15 Timor-Leste -17 million USD compare
- 16 United Arab Emirates 22,328 million USD compare
- 16 Viet Nam -950 million USD compare
- 17 Malta 20,860 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Caribbean
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 828,667 (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 13,606 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 6.36 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 6.85 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 382,272 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 8,773 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 16.77 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 0.3236 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 2.13 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Caribbean?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Caribbean was 66,510 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 132,522 million USD in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,718 million USD in 1990.
- How does Caribbean rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Caribbean ranks 14th out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$. 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.