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$), per square over time
- Barbados
- Seychelles
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 523,023 BoP, current US$ 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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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.