Belize vs Nauru: Foreign direct investment, net

Belize
1.16 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Nauru
4.51 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Belize rank
44th
Nauru rank
41st

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Belize
  • Nauru
-200.0M-150.0M-100.0M-50.0M0198420042025

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 4.51 million BoP, current US$ against 1.16 million BoP, current US$ in Belize, a difference of 3.35 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Nauru's figure about 3.9 times Belize's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.

Globally, Belize ranks 44th and Nauru ranks 41st of 196 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign 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 voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.