Antigua and Barbuda vs Barbados: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Antigua and Barbuda
665,980 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados
523,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Antigua and Barbuda rank
12th
Barbados rank
15th

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

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Barbados
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How they compare

Antigua and Barbuda currently reports 665,980 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 523,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 142,957 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Antigua and Barbuda's figure about 1.3 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Barbados ahead.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 12th and Barbados ranks 15th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Antigua and Barbuda averaged higher in 3 and Barbados in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Antigua and Barbuda Barbados Difference Ahead
1970s 2,879 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 34,269 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 31,390 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 51,649 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 48,433 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,216 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Antigua and Barbuda
1990s 73,506 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 55,810 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Antigua and Barbuda
2000s 353,776 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 694,522 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 340,746 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 255,979 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 945,391 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 689,413 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 557,821 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 538,218 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 19,603 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Antigua and Barbuda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Antigua and Barbuda or Barbados?
Antigua and Barbuda, at 665,980 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 523,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados?
142,957 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 12th and Barbados ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.