Guyana vs Latin America & Caribbean: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Guyana
10,383 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean
270.38 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Guyana rank
6th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
9th

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

  • Guyana
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 10,383 BoP, current US$ per person against 270.38 BoP, current US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 10,113 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Guyana's figure about 38.4 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 6th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 9th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & Caribbean in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 3.74 BoP, current US$ per person 7.93 BoP, current US$ per person 4.2 BoP, current US$ per person Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 1.24 BoP, current US$ per person 16.79 BoP, current US$ per person 15.55 BoP, current US$ per person Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 81.78 BoP, current US$ per person 85.88 BoP, current US$ per person 4.11 BoP, current US$ per person Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 118.28 BoP, current US$ per person 207.59 BoP, current US$ per person 89.32 BoP, current US$ per person Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 697.08 BoP, current US$ per person 424.86 BoP, current US$ per person 272.22 BoP, current US$ per person Guyana
2020s 1,939 BoP, current US$ per person 321.95 BoP, current US$ per person 1,617 BoP, current US$ per person Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Guyana or Latin America & Caribbean?
Guyana, at 10,383 BoP, current US$ per person against 270.38 BoP, current US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Guyana and Latin America & Caribbean?
10,113 BoP, current US$ per person, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Latin America & Caribbean?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Guyana and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Guyana ranks 6th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 9th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.