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

Barbados
523,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
432,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
15th
United Arab Emirates rank
17th

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

  • Barbados
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 523,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 432,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 90,926 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 15th and United Arab Emirates ranks 17th of 200 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 25,415 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 438.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 24,977 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 48,433 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 781.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 47,651 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 55,810 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 997.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 54,812 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 694,522 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 83,247 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 611,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 945,391 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 145,201 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 800,190 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 538,218 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 330,807 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 207,411 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$), per square, Barbados or United Arab Emirates?
Barbados, at 523,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 432,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Barbados and United Arab Emirates?
90,926 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and United Arab Emirates?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Barbados and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Barbados ranks 15th and United Arab Emirates ranks 17th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.