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Marshall Islands vs Vanuatu: Foreign direct investment, net

Marshall Islands
-13.36 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Vanuatu
-9.21 million BoP, current US$
in 2022
Marshall Islands rank
52nd
Vanuatu rank
50th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Marshall Islands
  • Vanuatu
-60.0M-40.0M-20.0M0198220032024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports -9.21 million BoP, current US$ against -13.36 million BoP, current US$ in Marshall Islands, a difference of 4.15 million BoP, current US$.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.

Globally, Marshall Islands ranks 52nd and Vanuatu ranks 50th 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.