Barbados vs Viet Nam: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Barbados
4.0%
in 2024
Viet Nam
4.2%
in 2024
Barbados rank
54th
Viet Nam rank
51st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share 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%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 54th and Viet Nam ranks 51st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 6.8% | 5.8% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 5.2% | 2.3% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 4.7% | 2.5% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 4.3% | 0.6% | Viet Nam |
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 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 share 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?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Viet Nam rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 54th and Viet Nam ranks 51st 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.