Barbados vs IDA blend: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Barbados
1,073 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
IDA blend
19.18 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Barbados rank
35th
IDA blend rank
34th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Barbados
- IDA blend
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person against 19.18 BoP, current US$ per person in IDA blend, a difference of 1,054 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Barbados's figure about 56.0 times IDA blend's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 35th and IDA blend ranks 34th of 202 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 40.61 BoP, current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 1980s | 81.92 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 78.51 BoP, current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 1990s | 91.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 85.5 BoP, current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1,107 BoP, current US$ per person | 19.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,088 BoP, current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1,461 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,438 BoP, current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 2020s | 870.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 854.02 BoP, current US$ per person | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Barbados or IDA blend?
- Barbados, at 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person against 19.18 BoP, current US$ per person in IDA blend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Barbados and IDA blend?
- 1,054 BoP, current US$ per person, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and IDA blend?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and IDA blend rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Barbados ranks 35th and IDA blend ranks 34th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.