Barbados vs Congo: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Barbados
4.0%
in 2024
Congo
3.8%
in 2024
Barbados rank
54th
Congo rank
57th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Congo
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 4.0% against 3.8% in Congo, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 54th and Congo ranks 57th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Congo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | 5.8% | 2.1% | Congo |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 8.3% | 0.8% | Congo |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 13.1% | 5.9% | Congo |
| 2020s | 3.8% | -1.6% | 5.4% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Barbados or Congo?
- Barbados, at 4.0% against 3.8% in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Barbados and Congo?
- 0.2%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Congo?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Congo rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 54th and Congo ranks 57th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.