Marshall Islands - Foreign direct investment

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

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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Year Value
2006 $2,940,000

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

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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Year Value
2006 2.08

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Marshall Islands was ($9,752,051) as of 2018. Over the past 13 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $9,356,673 in 2010 and ($32,548,150) in 2013.

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 total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
2005 ($3,279,622)
2006 $1,063,238
2007 ($6,987,312)
2008 ($5,694,747)
2009 ($14,649,440)
2010 $9,356,673
2011 $4,380,881
2012 ($21,373,810)
2013 ($32,548,150)
2014 ($9,047,685)
2015 $5,393,639
2016 $3,055,848
2017 ($5,835,498)
2018 ($9,752,051)

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Marshall Islands was $6,588,261 as of 2020. Over the past 20 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $32,548,150 in 2013 and ($9,356,673) in 2010.

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.

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Year Value
2000 $739,000
2001 $739,000
2002 $839,000
2003 ($1,152,000)
2004 $1,156,000
2005 $3,279,622
2006 $1,876,762
2007 $6,987,312
2008 $5,694,747
2009 $14,649,440
2010 ($9,356,673)
2011 ($4,380,881)
2012 $21,373,810
2013 $32,548,150
2014 $9,047,685
2015 ($5,393,639)
2016 ($3,055,848)
2017 $5,835,498
2018 $9,752,051
2019 $4,177,234
2020 $6,588,261

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Marshall Islands was 2.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 17.61 in 2013, while its lowest value was -5.83 in 2010.

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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Year Value
2000 0.64
2001 0.60
2002 0.64
2003 -0.88
2004 0.87
2005 2.40
2006 1.33
2007 4.71
2008 3.75
2009 9.78
2010 -5.83
2011 -2.54
2012 11.85
2013 17.61
2014 4.97
2015 -2.93
2016 -1.52
2017 2.74
2018 4.40
2019 1.74
2020 2.70

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments