Guyana vs Small states: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Guyana
10,383 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Small states
656.35 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Guyana rank
6th
Small states rank
5th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Guyana
- Small states
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 10,383 BoP, current US$ per person against 656.35 BoP, current US$ per person in Small states, a difference of 9,727 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Guyana's figure about 15.8 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Small states ahead.
Guyana ranks 6th and Small states ranks 5th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Small states in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 24.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.35 BoP, current US$ per person | Small states |
| 1980s | 1.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 26.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 25.75 BoP, current US$ per person | Small states |
| 1990s | 81.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 131.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 49.8 BoP, current US$ per person | Small states |
| 2000s | 118.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,572 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,454 BoP, current US$ per person | Small states |
| 2010s | 697.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,903 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,206 BoP, current US$ per person | Small states |
| 2020s | 1,939 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,160 BoP, current US$ per person | 778.47 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$), per capita, Guyana or Small states?
- Guyana, at 10,383 BoP, current US$ per person against 656.35 BoP, current US$ per person in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Guyana and Small states?
- 9,727 BoP, current US$ per person, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Small states?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Guyana ranks 6th and Small states ranks 5th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.