Barbados vs Saint Lucia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Barbados
1,073 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Saint Lucia
1,077 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Barbados rank
35th
Saint Lucia rank
34th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Barbados
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 1,077 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person in Barbados, a difference of 4 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 35th and Saint Lucia ranks 34th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Saint Lucia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 134.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 84.08 BoP, current US$ per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 81.92 BoP, current US$ per person | 163.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 81.65 BoP, current US$ per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 91.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 321.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 229.85 BoP, current US$ per person | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 1,107 BoP, current US$ per person | 921.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 185.44 BoP, current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1,461 BoP, current US$ per person | 636.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 825.17 BoP, current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 2020s | 870.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 689.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 181.87 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$), per capita, Barbados or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 1,077 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Barbados and Saint Lucia?
- 4 BoP, current US$ per person, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Lucia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Saint Lucia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Barbados ranks 35th and Saint Lucia ranks 34th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.