Cayman Islands vs North America: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Cayman Islands
- North America
How they compare
Cayman Islands currently reports 50.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 22,635 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 50.36 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 2,226.0 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Cayman Islands ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 5th and North America ranks 2nd of 200 countries.
Cayman Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 140,806 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 434.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 140,371 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Cayman Islands |
| 1980s | 623,858 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,100 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 621,757 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Cayman Islands |
| 1990s | 6.77 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,498 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6.77 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Cayman Islands |
| 2000s | 51.25 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 14,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 51.23 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Cayman Islands |
| 2010s | 100.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 20,287 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 100.60 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Cayman Islands |
| 2020s | 15.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 21,979 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 15.72 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Cayman Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Cayman Islands or North America?
- Cayman Islands, at 50.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 22,635 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Cayman Islands and North America?
- 50.36 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Cayman Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and North America?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Cayman Islands and North America rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Cayman Islands ranks 5th and North America ranks 2nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.