Barbados vs IDA total: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Barbados
1,073 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
IDA total
13.44 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Barbados rank
35th
IDA total rank
35th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Barbados
- IDA total
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person against 13.44 BoP, current US$ per person in IDA total, a difference of 1,060 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Barbados's figure about 79.8 times IDA total's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 35th and IDA total ranks 35th of 202 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 42.09 BoP, current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 1980s | 81.92 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 80.26 BoP, current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 1990s | 91.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 87.34 BoP, current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1,107 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,091 BoP, current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1,461 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,431 BoP, current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 2020s | 870.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 26.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 844.04 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$), per capita, Barbados or IDA total?
- Barbados, at 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person against 13.44 BoP, current US$ per person in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Barbados and IDA total?
- 1,060 BoP, current US$ per person, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and IDA total?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and IDA total rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Barbados ranks 35th and IDA total ranks 35th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.