Foreign direct investment, net outflows in Tuvalu

Tuvalu: Foreign direct investment, net outflows was -915,228 BoP, current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
-915,228 BoP, current US$
Change on year
up 35.9%
World rank
165th
of 191 countries
All-time high
2.00 million BoP, current US$
in 2018
All-time low
-3.43 million BoP, current US$
in 2019
Years of data
5
2017–2021

Foreign direct investment, net outflows in Tuvalu, 2017–2021

-4.0M-2.0M02.0M2017201920212017: 481.8k BoP, current US$2018: 2.0M BoP, current US$2019: -3.4M BoP, current US$2020: -1.4M BoP, current US$2021: -915.2k BoP, current US$

Source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D. Measured in BoP, current US$.

Analysis

Tuvalu recorded -915,228 BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net outflows in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.9% on the previous year and down 290.0% over five years.

That places Tuvalu 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s -318,019 BoP, current US$ -3.43 million BoP, current US$ 2.00 million BoP, current US$ 3
2020s -1.17 million BoP, current US$ -1.43 million BoP, current US$ -915,228 BoP, current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

  1. 162 Sierra Leone -33,272 BoP, current US$ compare
  2. 163 Dominica -401,184 BoP, current US$ compare
  3. 164 Gambia -665,150 BoP, current US$ compare
  4. 166 Suriname -919,348 BoP, current US$ compare
  5. 167 Haiti -1.00 million BoP, current US$ compare
  6. 168 Nauru -1.34 million BoP, current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net outflows in Tuvalu?
Foreign direct investment, net outflows in Tuvalu was -915,228 BoP, current US$ in 2021, according to Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D.
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows recorded in Tuvalu?
The highest recorded value was 2.00 million BoP, current US$ in 2018.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows recorded in Tuvalu?
The lowest recorded value was -3.43 million BoP, current US$ in 2019.
How does Tuvalu rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
Tuvalu ranks 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2021.
Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
The figures come from Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 10,019 data points, 1970–2025
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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.