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

Barbados
523,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Seychelles
521,100 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
15th
Seychelles rank
16th

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

  • Barbados
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 523,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 521,100 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Seychelles, a difference of 1,923 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 15th and Seychelles ranks 16th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Seychelles Difference Ahead
1970s 25,415 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,727 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15,688 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 48,433 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 30,300 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18,133 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 55,810 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 72,811 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17,001 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Seychelles
2000s 694,522 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 212,720 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 481,802 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 945,391 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 438,195 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 507,196 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 538,218 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 337,795 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 200,423 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$), per square, Barbados or Seychelles?
Barbados, at 523,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 521,100 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Seychelles as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Barbados and Seychelles?
1,923 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Seychelles?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Seychelles rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Barbados ranks 15th and Seychelles ranks 16th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.