Cayman Islands vs Suriname: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Cayman Islands
40.9%
in 2024
Suriname
45.1%
in 2025
Cayman Islands rank
3rd
Suriname rank
2nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Cayman Islands
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 45.1% against 40.9% in Cayman Islands, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Cayman Islands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Cayman Islands ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 3rd and Suriname ranks 2nd of 198 countries.
Cayman Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 530.8% | -5.9% | 536.7% | Cayman Islands |
| 2010s | 538.5% | 2.2% | 536.3% | Cayman Islands |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 8.8% | 45.0% | Cayman Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Cayman Islands or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 45.1% against 40.9% in Cayman Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Cayman Islands and Suriname?
- 4.2%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Suriname?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Cayman Islands and Suriname rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Cayman Islands ranks 3rd and Suriname ranks 2nd 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.