Barbados vs Kiribati: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Barbados
55.1 % change on previous year
in 2017
Kiribati
48.55 % change on previous year
in 2025
Barbados rank
39th
Kiribati rank
41st
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Barbados
- Kiribati
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 55.1 % change on previous year against 48.55 % change on previous year in Kiribati, a difference of 6.55 % change on previous year.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Kiribati ahead.
Barbados ranks 39th and Kiribati ranks 41st of 195 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Kiribati in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -111.62 % change on previous year | -10.52 % change on previous year | 101.1 % change on previous year | Kiribati |
| 1990s | -35.97 % change on previous year | 6.54 % change on previous year | 42.51 % change on previous year | Kiribati |
| 2000s | -3.97 % change on previous year | -124.32 % change on previous year | 120.36 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 2010s | -139.67 % change on previous year | 19.73 % change on previous year | 159.4 % change on previous year | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Barbados or Kiribati?
- Barbados, at 55.1 % change on previous year against 48.55 % change on previous year in Kiribati as of 2017.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Barbados and Kiribati?
- 6.55 % change on previous year, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Kiribati?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2017.
- How do Barbados and Kiribati rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Barbados ranks 39th and Kiribati ranks 41st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.