Cayman Islands vs Other small states: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Cayman Islands
42,674 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Other small states
864.46 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Cayman Islands rank
3rd
Other small states rank
2nd

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

  • Cayman Islands
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 42,674 BoP, current US$ per person against 864.46 BoP, current US$ per person in Other small states, a difference of 41,810 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 49.4 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 3rd and Other small states ranks 2nd of 202 countries.

Cayman Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Other small states Difference Ahead
1970s 2,183 BoP, current US$ per person 13.81 BoP, current US$ per person 2,169 BoP, current US$ per person Cayman Islands
1980s 7,180 BoP, current US$ per person 19.24 BoP, current US$ per person 7,161 BoP, current US$ per person Cayman Islands
1990s 44,611 BoP, current US$ per person 127.44 BoP, current US$ per person 44,483 BoP, current US$ per person Cayman Islands
2000s 254,827 BoP, current US$ per person 2,232 BoP, current US$ per person 252,595 BoP, current US$ per person Cayman Islands
2010s 408,998 BoP, current US$ per person 5,946 BoP, current US$ per person 403,052 BoP, current US$ per person Cayman Islands
2020s 50,865 BoP, current US$ per person 1,535 BoP, current US$ per person 49,331 BoP, current US$ per person Cayman Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Cayman Islands or Other small states?
Cayman Islands, at 42,674 BoP, current US$ per person against 864.46 BoP, current US$ per person in Other small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Cayman Islands and Other small states?
41,810 BoP, current US$ per person, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Other small states?
51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Cayman Islands and Other small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Cayman Islands ranks 3rd and Other small states ranks 2nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.