Latin America & Caribbean vs Palau: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Latin America & Caribbean
270.38 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Palau
3,904 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
9th
Palau rank
9th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 3,904 BoP, current US$ per person against 270.38 BoP, current US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 3,634 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Palau's figure about 14.4 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Palau ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 9th 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 | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 66.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 47.67 BoP, current US$ per person | Palau |
| 1990s | 35.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 44.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.14 BoP, current US$ per person | Palau |
| 2000s | 207.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 329.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 121.71 BoP, current US$ per person | Palau |
| 2010s | 424.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,876 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,452 BoP, current US$ per person | Palau |
| 2020s | 321.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,376 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,054 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$), per capita, Latin America & Caribbean or Palau?
- Palau, at 3,904 BoP, current US$ 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$), per capita between Latin America & Caribbean and Palau?
- 3,634 BoP, current US$ per person, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Palau?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Palau rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 9th and Palau ranks 9th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.