Barbados vs Slovakia: Foreign direct investment, net
Foreign direct investment, net over time
- Barbados
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports -198.03 million BoP, current US$ against -207.83 million BoP, current US$ in Barbados, a difference of 9.79 million BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 84th and Slovakia ranks 82nd of 196 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -27.56 million BoP, current US$ | -307.08 million BoP, current US$ | 279.52 million BoP, current US$ | Barbados |
| 2000s | -234.96 million BoP, current US$ | -2.69 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.46 billion BoP, current US$ | Barbados |
| 2010s | -303.10 million BoP, current US$ | -1.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 850.05 million BoP, current US$ | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Barbados or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at -198.03 million BoP, current US$ against -207.83 million BoP, current US$ in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Barbados and Slovakia?
- 9.79 million BoP, current US$, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Slovakia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2017.
- How do Barbados and Slovakia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
- Barbados ranks 84th and Slovakia ranks 82nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.