Barbados vs Viet Nam: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP
Barbados
4.0%
in 2024
Viet Nam
4.2%
in 2024
Barbados rank
59th
Viet Nam rank
56th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 4.2% against 4.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Barbados ranks 59th and Viet Nam ranks 56th of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 5.2% | 2.3% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 4.7% | 2.4% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 4.3% | 0.5% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp, Barbados or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 4.2% against 4.0% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp between Barbados and Viet Nam?
- 0.2%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Viet Nam?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Viet Nam rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 59th and Viet Nam ranks 56th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.