FDI inflows (% of GDP) — all countries

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Caribbean

FDI inflows (% of GDP) in the Caribbean in 2024 — 3.73%. Since 2014, the indicator has fallen by 28.18 pp.

2024 3.73% −3.64 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 51.81%2015
Period minimum 1.89%2021

Trend over time

2014–2024 · % of GDP

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Caribbean, 2014–20240204060201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242014: 31.92%2015: 51.81%2016: 4.8%2017: 4.82%2018: 2.56%2019: 3.41%2020: 7.49%2021: 1.89%2022: 1.9%2023: 7.38%2024: 3.73%
Change over the period: −28.18 pp Annual average: -2.82 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Caribbean 3.73%
World 1.36%
FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Caribbean, by year Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 3.73 −3.64 pp
2023 7.38 +5.47 pp
2022 1.9 +0.01 pp
2021 1.89 −5.6 pp
2020 7.49 +4.09 pp
2019 3.41 +0.85 pp
2018 2.56 −2.26 pp
2017 4.82 +0.02 pp
2016 4.8 −47 pp
2015 51.81 +19.89 pp
2014 31.92

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.