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
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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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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.