Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Vanuatu

Foreign direct investment outflows in Vanuatu in 2024 — 2,786,060 US$. Ranked 135 in the world out of 171.

2024 2.79M US$ −36.67% vs 2023
World rank 135of 171
Period maximum 4.4M US$2023
Period minimum 0 US$1982

Trend over time

1982–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Vanuatu, 1982–202402M4M6M1982198719921997200220072012201720221982: 0 US$1983: 0 US$1984: 0 US$1985: 0 US$1986: 0 US$1987: 0 US$1988: 0 US$1989: 0 US$2002: 568,216 US$2003: 673,111 US$2004: 760,855 US$2005: 769,051 US$2006: 731,695 US$2007: 633,840 US$2008: 485,873 US$2009: 50,397 US$2010: 969,392 US$2011: 796,504 US$2012: 388,604 US$2013: 382,496 US$2014: 941,171 US$2015: 1,288,106 US$2016: 1,293,716 US$2017: 1,320,818 US$2018: 1,328,418 US$2019: 1,353,380 US$2020: 1,465,145 US$2021: 216,932 US$2022: 1,489,876 US$2023: 4,399,200 US$2024: 2,786,060 US$
Change over the period: +2.79M

Comparison, 2024

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

Vanuatu 2.79M US$
World 1.72T US$
Melanesia computed 897M US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 33.35B US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 2.79M −1.61M −36.67%
2023 4.4M +2.91M +195.27%
2022 1.49M +1.27M +586.8%
2021 216,932 −1.25M −85.19%
2020 1.47M +111,765 +8.26%
2019 1.35M +24,962 +1.88%
2018 1.33M +7,600 +0.58%
2017 1.32M +27,102 +2.09%
2016 1.29M +5,610 +0.44%
2015 1.29M +346,935 +36.86%
2014 941,171 +558,675 +146.06%
2013 382,496 −6,107 −1.57%
2012 388,604 −407,900 −51.21%
2011 796,504 −172,888 −17.83%
2010 969,392 +918,995 +1,823.52%
2009 50,397 −435,476 −89.63%
2008 485,873 −147,966 −23.34%
2007 633,840 −97,856 −13.37%
2006 731,695 −37,356 −4.86%
2005 769,051 +8,196 +1.08%
2004 760,855 +87,744 +13.04%
2003 673,111 +104,896 +18.46%
2002 568,216
1989 0 +0
1988 0 +0
1987 0 +0
1986 0 +0
1985 0 +0
1984 0 +0
1983 0 +0
1982 0

Melanesia, 2024

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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.