Barbados vs South Asia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Barbados
1,073 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
South Asia
24.19 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Barbados rank
35th
South Asia rank
32nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Barbados
- South Asia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person against 24.19 BoP, current US$ per person in South Asia, a difference of 1,049 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Barbados's figure about 44.3 times South Asia's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 35th and South Asia ranks 32nd of 202 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0417 BoP, current US$ per person | 43.59 BoP, current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 1980s | 81.92 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1644 BoP, current US$ per person | 81.76 BoP, current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 1990s | 91.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 90.16 BoP, current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1,107 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,095 BoP, current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1,461 BoP, current US$ per person | 26.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,435 BoP, current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 2020s | 870.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 842.99 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$), per capita, Barbados or South Asia?
- Barbados, at 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person against 24.19 BoP, current US$ per person in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Barbados and South Asia?
- 1,049 BoP, current US$ per person, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Asia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and South Asia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Barbados ranks 35th and South Asia ranks 32nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.