Caribbean small states - Foreign direct investment

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Caribbean small states was $251,614,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,421,711,000 in 2014 and ($160,807,700) in 1988.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
-500,000,000
0
500,000,000
1,000,000,000
1,500,000,000
2,000,000,000
2,500,000,000
3,000,000,000
Year Value
1970 $3,400,000
1971 ($139,187)
1972 $1,769,653
1973 ($1,183,349)
1974 $7,128,091
1975 $786,580
1976 $719,500
1977 $248,000
1978 ($398,000)
1979 $188,500
1980 $115,600,000
1981 ($36,800,000)
1982 ($75,500,000)
1983 ($35,975,000)
1984 $17,858,330
1985 $45,430,110
1986 $143,148,400
1987 $23,657,840
1988 ($160,807,700)
1989 $4,400,000
1990 $40,400,000
1991 $39,804,480
1992 $49,350,000
1993 $68,250,000
1994 $3,210,000
1995 $26,729,000
1996 $53,215,000
1997 ($3,500,000)
1998 $42,450,000
1999 $314,592,500
2000 $221,988,400
2001 $321,896,500
2002 $208,043,800
2003 $401,224,500
2004 $266,190,500
2005 $698,093,200
2006 $793,306,900
2007 $602,861,900
2008 $1,201,661,000
2009 $349,990,000
2010 $491,424,800
2011 $1,269,114,000
2012 $475,063,700
2013 $440,523,500
2014 $2,421,711,000
2015 $620,123,500
2016 $713,741,700
2017 $178,852,400
2018 $260,365,000
2019 $918,631,200
2020 $251,614,000

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in Caribbean small states was 0.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 3.44 in 2014, while its lowest value was -1.08 in 1988.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
-2.00
-1.00
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
Year Value
1976 0.01
1977 0.00
1978 0.00
1979 0.00
1980 0.92
1981 -0.27
1982 -0.49
1983 -0.23
1984 0.12
1985 0.30
1986 1.10
1987 0.17
1988 -1.08
1989 0.03
1990 0.23
1991 0.23
1992 0.29
1993 0.37
1994 0.02
1995 0.18
1996 0.31
1997 -0.01
1998 0.15
1999 1.01
2000 0.67
2001 0.94
2002 0.58
2003 1.07
2004 0.64
2005 1.51
2006 1.49
2007 1.02
2008 1.79
2009 0.62
2010 0.80
2011 1.92
2012 0.70
2013 0.64
2014 3.44
2015 0.85
2016 1.03
2017 0.25
2018 0.35
2019 1.21
2020 0.38

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Caribbean small states was $2,379,800,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $6,617,475,000 in 2008 and ($26,018,520) in 1986.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

See also:

1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
-1,000,000,000
0
1,000,000,000
2,000,000,000
3,000,000,000
4,000,000,000
5,000,000,000
6,000,000,000
7,000,000,000
8,000,000,000
Year Value
1970 $347,578,500
1971 $342,916,200
1972 $298,679,800
1973 $269,180,300
1974 $305,300,700
1975 $178,387,100
1976 $162,120,400
1977 $100,971,000
1978 $117,240,300
1979 $115,577,100
1980 $316,929,900
1981 $443,005,600
1982 $274,283,300
1983 $228,691,700
1984 $115,297,400
1985 $43,155,760
1986 ($26,018,520)
1987 $89,487,040
1988 $57,234,880
1989 $105,774,500
1990 $377,432,400
1991 $526,483,900
1992 $572,953,500
1993 $653,965,200
1994 $885,069,600
1995 $835,726,500
1996 $839,764,500
1997 $1,685,532,000
1998 $1,580,922,000
1999 $1,666,996,000
2000 $1,708,339,000
2001 $2,038,045,000
2002 $2,134,414,000
2003 $2,329,939,000
2004 $2,533,129,000
2005 $3,284,458,000
2006 $3,749,496,000
2007 $3,938,759,000
2008 $6,617,475,000
2009 $3,006,667,000
2010 $2,587,458,000
2011 $2,241,091,000
2012 $672,346,200
2013 $928,627,300
2014 $3,079,600,000
2015 $2,928,918,000
2016 $2,892,348,000
2017 $2,014,802,000
2018 $2,835,138,000
2019 $3,787,463,000
2020 $2,379,800,000

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Caribbean small states was 3.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 10.02 in 1970, while its lowest value was -0.18 in 1986.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
-2.00
0.00
2.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
12.00
Year Value
1970 10.02
1971 8.96
1972 6.74
1973 5.82
1974 4.92
1975 2.46
1976 2.12
1977 0.99
1978 1.04
1979 0.84
1980 2.38
1981 2.98
1982 1.68
1983 1.38
1984 0.72
1985 0.27
1986 -0.18
1987 0.58
1988 0.35
1989 0.63
1990 2.10
1991 2.94
1992 3.26
1993 3.44
1994 4.42
1995 3.79
1996 3.49
1997 5.98
1998 5.25
1999 5.22
2000 4.99
2001 5.78
2002 5.77
2003 5.89
2004 5.86
2005 6.71
2006 6.74
2007 6.37
2008 9.41
2009 5.06
2010 4.01
2011 3.22
2012 0.93
2013 1.27
2014 4.14
2015 4.00
2016 4.16
2017 2.81
2018 3.76
2019 4.97
2020 3.60

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments