FDI inflows (% of GDP) — all countries

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Vanuatu

FDI inflows (% of GDP) in Vanuatu in 2024 — 2.22%. Ranked 106 in the world out of 192. Since 1979, the indicator has fallen by 1.88 pp.

2024 2.22% +1.44 pp vs 2023
World rank 106of 192
Period maximum 12.95%1993
Period minimum 0.78%2023

Trend over time

1979–2024 · % of GDP

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Vanuatu, 1979–202405101519791984198919941999200420092014201920241979: 4.1%1980: 3.83%1981: 6.26%1982: 6.05%1983: 5%1984: 5.15%1985: 3.51%1986: 1.59%1987: 9.24%1988: 6.83%1989: 5.95%1990: 7.76%1991: 12.65%1992: 12.65%1993: 12.95%1994: 12.75%1995: 12.45%1996: 12.52%1997: 11.08%1998: 7.77%1999: 5%2000: 7.45%2001: 6.98%2002: 5.39%2003: 5.73%2004: 5.44%2005: 3.36%2006: 9.89%2007: 6.61%2008: 6.38%2009: 5.42%2010: 9.41%2011: 7.94%2012: 8.08%2013: 6.88%2014: 1.51%2015: 3.63%2016: 4.86%2017: 3.83%2018: 3.63%2019: 4.98%2020: 4.05%2021: 3.94%2022: 0.93%2023: 0.78%2024: 2.22%
Change over the period: −1.88 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Vanuatu 2.22%
World 1.36%
Melanesia computed 1.64%
FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 2.22 +1.44 pp
2023 0.78 −0.15 pp
2022 0.93 −3.01 pp
2021 3.94 −0.11 pp
2020 4.05 −0.93 pp
2019 4.98 +1.35 pp
2018 3.63 −0.19 pp
2017 3.83 −1.03 pp
2016 4.86 +1.23 pp
2015 3.63 +2.12 pp
2014 1.51 −5.37 pp
2013 6.88 −1.2 pp
2012 8.08 +0.14 pp
2011 7.94 −1.47 pp
2010 9.41 +3.99 pp
2009 5.42 −0.96 pp
2008 6.38 −0.23 pp
2007 6.61 −3.27 pp
2006 9.89 +6.53 pp
2005 3.36 −2.08 pp
2004 5.44 −0.29 pp
2003 5.73 +0.33 pp
2002 5.39 −1.59 pp
2001 6.98 −0.47 pp
2000 7.45 +2.45 pp
1999 5 −2.77 pp
1998 7.77 −3.31 pp
1997 11.08 −1.44 pp
1996 12.52 +0.07 pp
1995 12.45 −0.29 pp
1994 12.75 −0.21 pp
1993 12.95 +0.3 pp
1992 12.65 −0 pp
1991 12.65 +4.89 pp
1990 7.76 +1.81 pp
1989 5.95 −0.88 pp
1988 6.83 −2.42 pp
1987 9.24 +7.65 pp
1986 1.59 −1.91 pp
1985 3.51 −1.64 pp
1984 5.15 +0.15 pp
1983 5 −1.06 pp
1982 6.05 −0.2 pp
1981 6.26 +2.43 pp
1980 3.83 −0.28 pp
1979 4.1

Melanesia, 2024

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

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.

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