Barbados vs South Africa: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Barbados
55.1 % change on previous year
in 2017
South Africa
48.53 % change on previous year
in 2025
Barbados rank
39th
South Africa rank
42nd
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Barbados
- South Africa
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 55.1 % change on previous year against 48.53 % change on previous year in South Africa, a difference of 6.57 % change on previous year.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1986 it was South Africa ahead.
Barbados ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 42nd of 195 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -111.62 % change on previous year | 107.79 % change on previous year | 219.41 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1990s | -64.1 % change on previous year | -87.76 % change on previous year | 23.66 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 2000s | -30.76 % change on previous year | -72.78 % change on previous year | 42.02 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 2010s | -139.67 % change on previous year | 62.9 % change on previous year | 202.57 % change on previous year | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Barbados or South Africa?
- Barbados, at 55.1 % change on previous year against 48.53 % change on previous year in South Africa as of 2017.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Barbados and South Africa?
- 6.57 % change on previous year, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Africa?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2017.
- How do Barbados and South Africa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Barbados ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 42nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), 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.