British Virgin Islands vs Cayman Islands: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

British Virgin Islands
1.36 million BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Cayman Islands
42,674 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
1st
Cayman Islands rank
3rd

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

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Cayman Islands
01.0M2.0M3.0M197419992024

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 1.36 million BoP, current US$ per person against 42,674 BoP, current US$ per person in Cayman Islands, a difference of 1.32 million BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 31.8 times Cayman Islands's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 1st and Cayman Islands ranks 3rd of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 4 and Cayman Islands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Difference Ahead
1970s -103.38 BoP, current US$ per person 2,583 BoP, current US$ per person 2,686 BoP, current US$ per person Cayman Islands
1980s 817.58 BoP, current US$ per person 7,375 BoP, current US$ per person 6,558 BoP, current US$ per person Cayman Islands
1990s 115,196 BoP, current US$ per person 44,611 BoP, current US$ per person 70,585 BoP, current US$ per person British Virgin Islands
2000s 771,375 BoP, current US$ per person 254,827 BoP, current US$ per person 516,548 BoP, current US$ per person British Virgin Islands
2010s 1.65 million BoP, current US$ per person 408,998 BoP, current US$ per person 1.24 million BoP, current US$ per person British Virgin Islands
2020s 1.10 million BoP, current US$ per person 50,865 BoP, current US$ per person 1.05 million BoP, current US$ per person British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, British Virgin Islands or Cayman Islands?
British Virgin Islands, at 1.36 million BoP, current US$ per person against 42,674 BoP, current US$ per person in Cayman Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands?
1.32 million BoP, current US$ per person, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands?
49 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
British Virgin Islands ranks 1st and Cayman Islands ranks 3rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.