Caribbean vs Melanesia: Total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries
Caribbean
-8,813 million current US$
in 2024
Melanesia
1,421 million current US$
in 2024
Caribbean rank
5th
Melanesia rank
3rd
Total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries over time
- Caribbean
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 1,421 million current US$ against -8,813 million current US$ in Caribbean, a difference of 10,234 million current US$.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 5th and Melanesia ranks 3rd of 5 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Melanesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,713 million current US$ | 759.19 million current US$ | 2,954 million current US$ | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 3,739 million current US$ | 1,727 million current US$ | 2,012 million current US$ | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 99.36 million current US$ | 1,600 million current US$ | 1,501 million current US$ | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries, Caribbean or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 1,421 million current US$ against -8,813 million current US$ in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries between Caribbean and Melanesia?
- 10,234 million current US$, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Melanesia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Melanesia rank globally for total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries?
- Caribbean ranks 5th and Melanesia ranks 3rd of 5 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries (millions of current United States dollars). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.