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

Barbados
523,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Grenada
647,800 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
15th
Grenada rank
13th

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

  • Barbados
  • Grenada
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How they compare

Grenada currently reports 647,800 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 523,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 124,777 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Grenada's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 15th and Grenada ranks 13th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Grenada in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Grenada Difference Ahead
1970s 34,269 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32,994 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 48,433 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,464 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 31,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 55,810 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 73,814 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18,003 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Grenada
2000s 694,522 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 309,723 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 384,799 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 945,391 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 357,964 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 587,428 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 538,218 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 497,586 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 40,632 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$), per square, Barbados or Grenada?
Grenada, at 647,800 BoP, current US$ 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$), per square between Barbados and Grenada?
124,777 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Grenada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Grenada?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Grenada rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Barbados ranks 15th and Grenada ranks 13th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.