Barbados vs Dominican Republic: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Barbados
4.0%
in 2024
Dominican Republic
3.9%
in 2025
Barbados rank
54th
Dominican Republic rank
56th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 4.0% against 3.9% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 54th and Dominican Republic ranks 56th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Dominican Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | 2.1% | 1.6% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 2.2% | 1.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 4.0% | 3.4% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 3.6% | 3.5% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 0.2% | 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 Dominican Republic?
- Barbados, at 4.0% against 3.9% in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Barbados and Dominican Republic?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Dominican Republic?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Dominican Republic rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 54th and Dominican Republic ranks 56th 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.