Barbados vs Serbia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Barbados
4.0%
in 2024
Serbia
3.9%
in 2025
Barbados rank
54th
Serbia rank
55th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Serbia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 4.0% against 3.9% in Serbia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 54th and Serbia ranks 55th of 198 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 7.9% | 2.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.8% | 1.4% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 6.5% | 2.7% | Serbia |
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 Serbia?
- Barbados, at 4.0% against 3.9% in Serbia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Barbados and Serbia?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Serbia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Serbia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 54th and Serbia ranks 55th 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.