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FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Cayman Islands

FDI inflows (% of GDP) in the Cayman Islands in 2024 — 40.92%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 192. Since 2006, the indicator has fallen by 550.02 pp.

2024 40.92% −124.54 pp vs 2023
World rank 3of 192
Period maximum 1,709.83%2015
Period minimum -47.26%2022

Trend over time

2006–2024 · % of GDP

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Cayman Islands, 2006–2024-50005001,0001,5002,00020062008201020122014201620182020202220242006: 590.93%2007: 631.63%2008: 426.43%2009: 474.06%2010: 504.37%2011: 743.7%2012: 500.81%2013: 792.32%2014: 1,009.03%2015: 1,709.83%2016: 54.68%2017: 48.52%2018: 3.14%2019: 18.18%2020: 123.31%2021: -13.33%2022: -47.26%2023: 165.46%2024: 40.92%
Change over the period: −550.02 pp Annual average: -30.56 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands 40.92%
World 1.36%
Latin America & Caribbean 2.87%
Caribbean computed 3.73%
High-income countries computed 1.46%
FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Cayman Islands, by year Cayman Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 40.92 −124.54 pp
2023 165.46 +212.72 pp
2022 -47.26 −33.94 pp
2021 -13.33 −136.64 pp
2020 123.31 +105.13 pp
2019 18.18 +15.04 pp
2018 3.14 −45.38 pp
2017 48.52 −6.16 pp
2016 54.68 −1,655.15 pp
2015 1,709.83 +700.8 pp
2014 1,009.03 +216.71 pp
2013 792.32 +291.51 pp
2012 500.81 −242.89 pp
2011 743.7 +239.33 pp
2010 504.37 +30.31 pp
2009 474.06 +47.64 pp
2008 426.43 −205.21 pp
2007 631.63 +40.7 pp
2006 590.93 —

Caribbean, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

KY Cayman Islands 40.92 GD Grenada 12.13 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.01 AG Antigua and Barbuda 11.36 DM Dominica 8.7 LC Saint Lucia 7.16 CW Curaçao 4.35 BB Barbados 3.99 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.75 DO Dominican Republic 3.6 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 2.52 AW Aruba 2.48 SX Sint Maarten 2.06 BS Bahamas 1.52 JM Jamaica 1.39 HT Haiti 0.08 TT Trinidad and Tobago -1.77
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About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment as a percent of GDP. Scaling by the size of the economy makes it possible to compare the investment appeal of countries of very different size. Abnormally high values — tens of percent of GDP — almost always point to offshore or holding-company arrangements rather than to real projects.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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