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French Polynesia vs Venezuela: Foreign direct investment, net

French Polynesia
-37.32 million BoP, current US$
in 2016
Venezuela
-27.00 million BoP, current US$
in 2016
French Polynesia rank
61st
Venezuela rank
58th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • French Polynesia
  • Venezuela
-6.0B-4.0B-2.0B02.0B4.0B197019932016

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports -27.00 million BoP, current US$ against -37.32 million BoP, current US$ in French Polynesia, a difference of 10.32 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Venezuela ahead.

Globally, French Polynesia ranks 61st and Venezuela ranks 58th 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.