Barbados vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Barbados
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 523,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 8,025 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 514,998 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Barbados's figure about 65.2 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 15th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 200 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,415 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 62.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 25,353 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1980s | 48,433 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 231.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 48,202 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1990s | 55,810 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,602 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 53,208 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2000s | 694,522 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,248 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 687,274 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2010s | 945,391 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 18,571 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 926,821 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2020s | 538,218 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 17,934 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 520,284 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Barbados or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Barbados, at 523,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 8,025 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Barbados and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 514,998 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Barbados ranks 15th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.