Which country in Oceania has the most foreign investment for the size of its economy?

Palau has the most foreign investment for the size of its economy in Oceania: 16.6% of GDP (2025). Next come Fiji (4.2% of GDP) and the Solomon Islands (3.8% of GDP).

Which country in Oceania has the least foreign investment for the size of its economy?

Papua New Guinea, with -3.6% of GDP (2025).

What is the typical foreign investment of a country in Oceania?

The median of the 12 countries in Oceania is 1.7% of GDP: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.

Where do the figures come from?

Net inflows of foreign direct investment — foreigners buying or building lasting stakes in companies — as a share of GDP. Below zero, more was withdrawn than came in. Source: World Bank, 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

Countries in Oceania by foreign investment

Net inflows of foreign direct investment — foreigners buying or building lasting stakes in companies — as a share of GDP. Below zero, more was withdrawn than came in. 12 countries in Oceania, highest first. World Bank, 2025

See it on the map

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Highest

16.6%

Palau

Median country

1.7%

half above, half below

Lowest

-3.6%

Papua New Guinea

Countries in Oceania by foreign investment, World Bank, 2025
#	Country	% of GDP	Region
1	Palau	16.6%	Micronesia
2	Fiji	4.2%	Melanesia
3	Solomon Islands	3.8%	Melanesia
4	Tonga	2.6%	Polynesia
5	Vanuatu	2.4%	Melanesia
6	Australia	2.1%	Australia and New Zealand
7	New Zealand	1.3%	Australia and New Zealand
8	Kiribati	1.2%	Micronesia
9	Marshall Islands	1.0%	Micronesia
10	Samoa	0.2%	Polynesia
11	Nauru	0.0%	Micronesia
12	Papua New Guinea	-3.6%	Melanesia

No World Bank figure for Micronesia.

Territories and other places

Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed. Highest first.

Place	% of GDP	Status
New Caledonia	5.9%	Territory of France
French Polynesia	-0.2%	Territory of France

Questions

Which country in Oceania has the most foreign investment for the size of its economy?: Palau has the most foreign investment for the size of its economy in Oceania: 16.6% of GDP (2025). Next come Fiji (4.2% of GDP) and the Solomon Islands (3.8% of GDP).
Which country in Oceania has the least foreign investment for the size of its economy?: Papua New Guinea, with -3.6% of GDP (2025).
What is the typical foreign investment of a country in Oceania?: The median of the 12 countries in Oceania is 1.7% of GDP: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
Where do the figures come from?: Net inflows of foreign direct investment — foreigners buying or building lasting stakes in companies — as a share of GDP. Below zero, more was withdrawn than came in. Source: World Bank, 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.