Marshall Islands's foreign direct investment, net (current US$, BoP) was −US$13.36 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 47.65% from −US$9.05 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$13.36 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$5.16 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$9.05 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$9.36 million | 2010 |
| Lowest | −US$32.55 million | 2013 |
| Average since 2015 | −US$3.05 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | −US$3.28 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Marshall Islands' foreign direct investment, net (current US$, BoP) fell US$4.21 million on 2023 (from −US$9.15 million to −US$13.36 million).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was −US$326,091 and a typical year strayed about US$12.84 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$24.01 million in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was US$25.75 million in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 17% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Marshall Islands had the 8th highest value of the 29 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Marshall Islands in the 2024 ranking
- Solomon Islands — 4th of 29: US$19.91 million
- Naoero — 5th of 29: US$4.51 million
- Bhutan — 6th of 29: −US$2.82 million
- Haiti — 8th of 29: −US$20 million
- Guinea-Bissau — 9th of 29: −US$26.26 million
- Djibouti — 10th of 29: −US$67.82 million
What this measures
Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 20 values
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -13,358,826 |
| 2023 | -9,149,255 |
| 2022 | 7,836,134 |
| 2021 | -499,428 |
| 2020 | -3,045,061 |
| 2019 | -5,164,920 |
| 2018 | -9,752,051 |
| 2017 | -5,835,497 |
| 2016 | 3,055,847 |
| 2015 | 5,393,638 |
| 2014 |
Foreign direct investment, net (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Australia — −US$44.19 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — −US$157.23 million (2025)
- Cambodia — −US$4.96 billion (2025)
- China — US$77.23 billion (2025)
- Fiji — −US$178.04 million (2024)
- French Polynesia — −US$37.32 million (2016)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — −US$21.13 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — −US$14.55 billion (2025)
- Japan — US$171.95 billion (2025)
- Kiribati
More economic policy & debt data for Marshall Islands
- GDP (current US$) — US$308 million (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 308 million (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$224 million (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 224 million (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$8,489 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 8,489 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$6,174 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 6,174 (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$364 million (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 364 million (2025)
- GNI per capita (current LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Marshall Islands's foreign direct investment, net (current US$, BoP)?
- −US$13.36 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is down 307.33% from −US$3.28 million in 2005. The highest value was US$9.36 million in 2010 and the lowest −US$32.55 million in 2013.
- How does Marshall Islands rank?
- 8th highest of 29 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in foreign direct investment, net (current US$, BoP) unusual for Marshall Islands?
- In 2024, Marshall Islands' foreign direct investment, net (current US$, BoP) fell US$4.21 million on 2023 (from −US$9.15 million to −US$13.36 million). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was −US$326,091 and a typical year strayed about US$12.84 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.KLT.DINV.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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