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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
252.97 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Palau
3,904 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
10th
Palau rank
9th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Palau
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 3,904 BoP, current US$ per person against 252.97 BoP, current US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 3,651 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Palau's figure about 15.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Palau ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Palau ranks 9th of 47 groups.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Palau Difference Ahead
1980s 15.91 BoP, current US$ per person 66.91 BoP, current US$ per person 51 BoP, current US$ per person Palau
1990s 33.48 BoP, current US$ per person 44.98 BoP, current US$ per person 11.5 BoP, current US$ per person Palau
2000s 136.94 BoP, current US$ per person 329.31 BoP, current US$ per person 192.36 BoP, current US$ per person Palau
2010s 268.35 BoP, current US$ per person 1,876 BoP, current US$ per person 1,608 BoP, current US$ per person Palau
2020s 227.08 BoP, current US$ per person 3,376 BoP, current US$ per person 3,149 BoP, current US$ per person Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Palau?
Palau, at 3,904 BoP, current US$ per person against 252.97 BoP, current US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Palau?
3,651 BoP, current US$ per person, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Palau?
30 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Palau rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Palau ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.