Barbados vs Timor-Leste: Foreign direct investment, net

Barbados
-207.83 million BoP, current US$
in 2017
Timor-Leste
-253.24 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Barbados rank
84th
Timor-Leste rank
87th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Barbados
  • Timor-Leste
-750.0M-500.0M-250.0M0250.0M196719962025

How they compare

Barbados currently reports -207.83 million BoP, current US$ against -253.24 million BoP, current US$ in Timor-Leste, a difference of 45.41 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Barbados ranks 84th and Timor-Leste ranks 87th of 196 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s -365.46 million BoP, current US$ -26.21 million BoP, current US$ 339.26 million BoP, current US$ Timor-Leste
2010s -303.10 million BoP, current US$ -26.05 million BoP, current US$ 277.05 million BoP, current US$ Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Barbados or Timor-Leste?
Barbados, at -207.83 million BoP, current US$ against -253.24 million BoP, current US$ in Timor-Leste as of 2017.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Barbados and Timor-Leste?
45.41 million BoP, current US$, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Timor-Leste?
12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do Barbados and Timor-Leste rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Barbados ranks 84th and Timor-Leste ranks 87th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.