Tuvalu: Foreign direct investment, net (current US$, BoP)

Key figures

Since 2001 it is down 9,931% from US$9,310 in 2001. The World Bank has no value for 4 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2021, Tuvalu's foreign direct investment, net (current US$, BoP) rose US$512,394 on 2020 (from −US$1.43 million to −US$915,228).

Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2020), the average change was −US$231,699 and a typical year strayed about US$1.8 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above 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$2 million in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was US$5.43 million in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Tuvalu in the 2021 ranking

• Congo, Rep. — 1st of 2: US$330.18 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 17 values

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 Tuvalu

• GDP (current US$) — US$57.35 million (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 89 million (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$42.97 million (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 62 million (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$6,041 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 9,376 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$4,527 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 6,532 (2025)
• GNI (current US$) — US$93.35 million (2025)
• GNI (current LCU) — 144.89 million (2025)
• GNI per capita (current LCU) — 15,264 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Tuvalu's foreign direct investment, net (current US$, BoP)?

−US$915,228 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2001?

It is down 9,931% from US$9,310 in 2001. The highest value was US$2 million in 2018 and the lowest −US$3.43 million in 2019.

Is the latest change in foreign direct investment, net (current US$, BoP) unusual for Tuvalu?

In 2021, Tuvalu's foreign direct investment, net (current US$, BoP) rose US$512,394 on 2020 (from −US$1.43 million to −US$915,228). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2020), the average change was −US$231,699 and a typical year strayed about US$1.8 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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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