St. Kitts and Nevis - Foreign direct investment

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in St. Kitts and Nevis was $3,895,585 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $28,518,320 in 2018 and ($4,935,066) in 2015.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1980 $0
1981 $0
1982 $0
1983 $0
1984 $0
1985 $0
1986 $0
1987 $0
1988 $0
1989 $0
1990 $0
1991 $0
1992 $0
1993 $0
1994 $0
1995 $0
1996 $0
1997 $0
1998 $0
1999 $0
2000 $0
2001 $124,074
2002 $0
2003 $0
2004 $0
2005 $0
2006 $0
2007 $0
2008 $0
2009 $0
2010 $0
2011 $0
2012 $0
2013 $0
2014 $5,405,758
2015 ($4,935,066)
2016 ($3,031,698)
2017 $5,918,811
2018 $28,518,320
2019 $11,708,510
2020 $3,895,585

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in St. Kitts and Nevis was 0.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 2.64 in 2018, while its lowest value was -0.53 in 2015.

Definition: 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, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1980 0.00
1981 0.00
1982 0.00
1983 0.00
1984 0.00
1985 0.00
1986 0.00
1987 0.00
1988 0.00
1989 0.00
1990 0.00
1991 0.00
1992 0.00
1993 0.00
1994 0.00
1995 0.00
1996 0.00
1997 0.00
1998 0.00
1999 0.00
2000 0.00
2001 0.03
2002 0.00
2003 0.00
2004 0.00
2005 0.00
2006 0.00
2007 0.00
2008 0.00
2009 0.00
2010 0.00
2011 0.00
2012 0.00
2013 0.00
2014 0.59
2015 -0.53
2016 -0.30
2017 0.56
2018 2.64
2019 1.01
2020 0.40

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in St. Kitts and Nevis was ($9,957,031) as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between ($900,000) in 1981 and ($177,906,000) in 2008.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are 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 total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1980 ($1,000,000)
1981 ($900,000)
1982 ($2,200,000)
1983 ($13,500,000)
1984 ($6,000,000)
1985 ($8,000,000)
1986 ($9,203,704)
1987 ($16,648,150)
1988 ($13,133,330)
1989 ($40,800,000)
1990 ($48,785,180)
1991 ($21,448,150)
1992 ($12,529,630)
1993 ($13,759,260)
1994 ($15,348,150)
1995 ($20,470,370)
1996 ($35,174,080)
1997 ($19,670,370)
1998 ($31,925,930)
1999 ($57,737,040)
2000 ($96,214,820)
2001 ($88,106,660)
2002 ($79,771,690)
2003 ($75,612,160)
2004 ($55,771,480)
2005 ($92,994,490)
2006 ($110,415,600)
2007 ($134,484,400)
2008 ($177,906,000)
2009 ($130,750,800)
2010 ($116,268,500)
2011 ($109,632,700)
2012 ($92,419,220)
2013 ($110,790,000)
2014 ($151,252,800)
2015 ($133,211,700)
2016 ($124,446,900)
2017 ($42,107,300)
2018 ($11,533,450)
2019 ($36,154,050)
2020 ($9,957,031)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in St. Kitts and Nevis was $13,852,620 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $177,906,000 in 2008 and $900,000 in 1981.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

See also:

Year Value
1980 $1,000,000
1981 $900,000
1982 $2,200,000
1983 $13,500,000
1984 $6,000,000
1985 $8,000,000
1986 $9,203,704
1987 $16,648,150
1988 $13,133,330
1989 $40,800,000
1990 $48,785,180
1991 $21,448,150
1992 $12,529,630
1993 $13,759,260
1994 $15,348,150
1995 $20,470,370
1996 $35,174,080
1997 $19,670,370
1998 $31,925,930
1999 $57,737,040
2000 $96,214,820
2001 $88,230,740
2002 $79,771,690
2003 $75,612,160
2004 $55,771,480
2005 $92,994,490
2006 $110,415,600
2007 $134,484,400
2008 $177,906,000
2009 $130,750,800
2010 $116,268,500
2011 $109,632,700
2012 $92,419,220
2013 $110,790,000
2014 $156,658,600
2015 $128,276,600
2016 $121,415,200
2017 $48,026,120
2018 $40,051,770
2019 $47,862,560
2020 $13,852,620

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in St. Kitts and Nevis was 1.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 23.68 in 2008, while its lowest value was 1.11 in 1981.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are 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.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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Year Value
1980 1.46
1981 1.11
1982 2.56
1983 15.54
1984 6.08
1985 7.21
1986 7.04
1987 11.27
1988 7.61
1989 21.19
1990 22.45
1991 9.73
1992 5.17
1993 5.22
1994 5.20
1995 6.53
1996 10.53
1997 5.25
1998 8.33
1999 14.20
2000 22.82
2001 19.24
2002 16.58
2003 16.09
2004 11.00
2005 16.99
2006 17.13
2007 19.51
2008 23.68
2009 17.48
2010 15.30
2011 13.41
2012 11.55
2013 13.19
2014 17.09
2015 13.90
2016 12.03
2017 4.53
2018 3.71
2019 4.11
2020 1.41

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments