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

Barbados
523,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
7,122 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
15th
Upper middle income rank
16th

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

  • Barbados
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 523,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 7,122 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 515,901 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Barbados's figure about 73.4 times Upper middle income's.

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

Barbados ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 25,415 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 92.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 25,323 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 48,433 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 229.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 48,203 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 55,810 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,719 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 54,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 694,522 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,086 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 689,436 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 945,391 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,138 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 934,253 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 538,218 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,395 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 527,823 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$), per square, Barbados or Upper middle income?
Barbados, at 523,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 7,122 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Barbados and Upper middle income?
515,901 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Upper middle income?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Upper middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Barbados ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.