Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Cayman Islands

Foreign direct investment outflows in the Cayman Islands in 2024 — -1,741,541,914 US$. Ranked 164 in the world out of 171. Since 1975, the indicator has fallen by 6,733.9%.

2024 -1.74B US$ −258.64% vs 2023
World rank 164of 171
Period maximum 71.05B US$2015
Period minimum -6.02B US$2002

Trend over time

1975–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Cayman Islands, 1975–2024-20B020B40B60B80B197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 26,252,000 US$1976: 552,000 US$1977: 42,540,000 US$1978: 709,000 US$1979: -2,810,000 US$1980: 5,084,000 US$1981: -30,475,000 US$1982: 56,139,000 US$1983: 4,746,000 US$1984: 2,848,000 US$1985: 45,815,556 US$1986: 5,764,018 US$1987: 31,067,486 US$1988: 124,369,436 US$1989: 54,105,560 US$1990: 281,553,270 US$1991: 71,287,900 US$1992: 53,293,180 US$1993: 332,672,480 US$1994: 12,515,650 US$1995: 266,015,360 US$1996: 850,591,260 US$1997: 3,807,859,050 US$1998: 3,241,551,670 US$1999: 3,854,761,830 US$2000: 8,504,608,000 US$2001: 5,983,789,000 US$2002: -6,024,905,000 US$2003: 6,184,165,000 US$2004: 4,457,308,000 US$2005: 5,627,597,000 US$2006: 5,598,132,000 US$2007: 6,148,919,000 US$2008: 9,870,355,000 US$2009: 4,967,722,000 US$2010: 24,859,320,400 US$2011: 31,083,828,230 US$2012: 23,268,646,790 US$2013: 19,070,902,210 US$2014: 18,018,661,440 US$2015: 71,046,342,340 US$2016: -41,105,264 US$2017: -22,083,928 US$2018: 1,426,485,188 US$2019: -668,490,730 US$2020: -1,888,708,514 US$2021: -2,320,690,891 US$2022: -767,318,449 US$2023: 1,097,762,203 US$2024: -1,741,541,914 US$
Change over the period: −1.77B (−6,733.94%)

Comparison, 2024

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

Cayman Islands -1.74B US$
World 1.72T US$
High-income countries computed 1.37T US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Cayman Islands, by year Cayman Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 -1.74B −2.84B −258.64%
2023 1.1B +1.87B +243.06%
2022 -767M +1.55B +66.94%
2021 -2.32B −432M −22.87%
2020 -1.89B −1.22B −182.53%
2019 -668M −2.09B −146.86%
2018 1.43B +1.45B +6,559.38%
2017 -22.08M +19.02M +46.27%
2016 -41.11M −71.09B −100.06%
2015 71.05B +53.03B +294.29%
2014 18.02B −1.05B −5.52%
2013 19.07B −4.2B −18.04%
2012 23.27B −7.82B −25.14%
2011 31.08B +6.22B +25.04%
2010 24.86B +19.89B +400.42%
2009 4.97B −4.9B −49.67%
2008 9.87B +3.72B +60.52%
2007 6.15B +551M +9.84%
2006 5.6B −29.47M −0.52%
2005 5.63B +1.17B +26.26%
2004 4.46B −1.73B −27.92%
2003 6.18B +12.21B +202.64%
2002 -6.02B −12.01B −200.69%
2001 5.98B −2.52B −29.64%
2000 8.5B +4.65B +120.63%
1999 3.85B +613M +18.92%
1998 3.24B −566M −14.87%
1997 3.81B +2.96B +347.67%
1996 851M +585M +219.75%
1995 266M +253M +2,025.46%
1994 12.52M −320M −96.24%
1993 333M +279M +524.23%
1992 53.29M −17.99M −25.24%
1991 71.29M −210M −74.68%
1990 282M +227M +420.38%
1989 54.11M −70.26M −56.5%
1988 124M +93.3M +300.32%
1987 31.07M +25.3M +438.99%
1986 5.76M −40.05M −87.42%
1985 45.82M +42.97M +1,508.69%
1984 2.85M −1.9M −39.99%
1983 4.75M −51.39M −91.55%
1982 56.14M +86.61M +284.21%
1981 -30.48M −35.56M −699.43%
1980 5.08M +7.89M +280.93%
1979 -2.81M −3.52M −496.33%
1978 709,000 −41.83M −98.33%
1977 42.54M +41.99M +7,606.52%
1976 552,000 −25.7M −97.9%
1975 26.25M

About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

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