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Cayman Islands
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.

Global rank#3out of 192 countries
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Historical trend

1.7 K1.3 K831392-47.3200620152024Cayman Islands · 2024: 40.92%Cayman Islands

Analytical takeaways

  • Cayman Islands records 40.92% for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #3 globally out of 192 countries.
  • Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) declined from 590.93% in 2006 to 40.92% in 2024, a decrease of 550.02%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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