Palau vs Suriname: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Palau
3,904 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Suriname
3,186 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Palau rank
9th
Suriname rank
11th

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

  • Palau
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 3,904 BoP, current US$ per person against 3,186 BoP, current US$ per person in Suriname, a difference of 718 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Palau ahead.

Palau ranks 9th and Suriname ranks 11th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Suriname Difference Ahead
1980s 66.91 BoP, current US$ per person -733.82 BoP, current US$ per person 800.74 BoP, current US$ per person Palau
1990s 44.98 BoP, current US$ per person -79.9 BoP, current US$ per person 124.88 BoP, current US$ per person Palau
2000s 329.31 BoP, current US$ per person -195.45 BoP, current US$ per person 524.76 BoP, current US$ per person Palau
2010s 1,876 BoP, current US$ per person 155.1 BoP, current US$ per person 1,721 BoP, current US$ per person Palau
2020s 3,376 BoP, current US$ per person 528.76 BoP, current US$ per person 2,847 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$), per capita, Palau or Suriname?
Palau, at 3,904 BoP, current US$ per person against 3,186 BoP, current US$ per person in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Palau and Suriname?
718 BoP, current US$ per person, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Suriname?
30 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Palau and Suriname rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Palau ranks 9th and Suriname ranks 11th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.