Barbados vs Malawi: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Barbados
303.06 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Malawi
257.97 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Barbados rank
133rd
Malawi rank
136th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time

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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 303.06 million BoP, current US$ against 257.97 million BoP, current US$ in Malawi, a difference of 45.09 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 133rd and Malawi ranks 136th of 202 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 10.93 million BoP, current US$ 10.39 million BoP, current US$ 533,628 BoP, current US$ Barbados
1980s 20.83 million BoP, current US$ 7.09 million BoP, current US$ 13.74 million BoP, current US$ Barbados
1990s 24.00 million BoP, current US$ 12.74 million BoP, current US$ 11.25 million BoP, current US$ Barbados
2000s 298.64 million BoP, current US$ 76.91 million BoP, current US$ 221.73 million BoP, current US$ Barbados
2010s 406.52 million BoP, current US$ 257.62 million BoP, current US$ 148.90 million BoP, current US$ Barbados
2020s 245.76 million BoP, current US$ 210.47 million BoP, current US$ 35.29 million BoP, current US$ Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Barbados or Malawi?
Barbados, at 303.06 million BoP, current US$ against 257.97 million BoP, current US$ in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Barbados and Malawi?
45.09 million BoP, current US$, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malawi?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Malawi rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Barbados ranks 133rd and Malawi ranks 136th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.