Barbados vs IDA only: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Barbados
1,073 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
IDA only
10.4 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Barbados rank
35th
IDA only rank
37th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Barbados
  • IDA only
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person against 10.4 BoP, current US$ per person in IDA only, a difference of 1,063 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Barbados's figure about 103.2 times IDA only's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 35th and IDA only ranks 37th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados IDA only Difference Ahead
1970s 43.63 BoP, current US$ per person 0.8389 BoP, current US$ per person 42.79 BoP, current US$ per person Barbados
1980s 81.92 BoP, current US$ per person 0.7681 BoP, current US$ per person 81.15 BoP, current US$ per person Barbados
1990s 91.66 BoP, current US$ per person 3.35 BoP, current US$ per person 88.31 BoP, current US$ per person Barbados
2000s 1,107 BoP, current US$ per person 13.91 BoP, current US$ per person 1,093 BoP, current US$ per person Barbados
2010s 1,461 BoP, current US$ per person 34.5 BoP, current US$ per person 1,427 BoP, current US$ per person Barbados
2020s 870.89 BoP, current US$ per person 32.22 BoP, current US$ per person 838.68 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$), per capita, Barbados or IDA only?
Barbados, at 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person against 10.4 BoP, current US$ per person in IDA only as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Barbados and IDA only?
1,063 BoP, current US$ per person, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and IDA only?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Barbados and IDA only rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Barbados ranks 35th and IDA only ranks 37th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.