Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Suriname: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 3,186 BoP, current US$ per person against 252.97 BoP, current US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 2,933 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Suriname's figure about 12.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Suriname ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.46 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.37 BoP, current US$ per person | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 15.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -137.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 152.53 BoP, current US$ per person | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 72.7 BoP, current US$ per person | -59.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 131.81 BoP, current US$ per person | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 136.94 BoP, current US$ per person | -195.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 332.4 BoP, current US$ per person | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 268.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 155.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 113.25 BoP, current US$ per person | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 231.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 971.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 740.23 BoP, current US$ per person | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 3,186 BoP, current US$ per person against 252.97 BoP, current US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname?
- 2,933 BoP, current US$ per person, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Suriname ranks 11th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.