Melanesia vs Micronesia: Total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries
Melanesia
1,421 million current US$
in 2024
Micronesia
2,094 million current US$
in 2024
Melanesia rank
27th
Micronesia rank
26th
Total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries over time
- Melanesia
- Micronesia
How they compare
Micronesia currently reports 2,094 million current US$ against 1,421 million current US$ in Melanesia, a difference of 673 million current US$.
That makes Micronesia's figure about 1.5 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Melanesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 27th and Micronesia ranks 26th of 33 regions.
Across the 3 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 2 and Micronesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Micronesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 759.19 million current US$ | 1,707 million current US$ | 947.85 million current US$ | Micronesia |
| 2010s | 1,727 million current US$ | 993.81 million current US$ | 733.24 million current US$ | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 1,600 million current US$ | 789.65 million current US$ | 810.79 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, Melanesia or Micronesia?
- Micronesia, at 2,094 million current US$ against 1,421 million current US$ in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries between Melanesia and Micronesia?
- 673 million current US$, with Micronesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Micronesia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Micronesia rank globally for total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries?
- Melanesia ranks 27th and Micronesia ranks 26th of 33 regions.
- 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.