Cayman Islands vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Cayman Islands
50.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
175.19 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
5th
Singapore rank
2nd

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

  • Cayman Islands
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 175.19 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 50.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Cayman Islands, a difference of 124.81 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 3.5 times Cayman Islands's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Singapore ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 2nd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 140,806 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 569,680 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 428,874 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 623,858 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.85 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.22 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 6.77 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13.40 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6.63 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 51.25 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32.33 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18.92 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cayman Islands
2010s 100.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 101.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.12 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 15.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 171.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 155.42 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Cayman Islands or Singapore?
Singapore, at 175.19 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 50.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Cayman Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Cayman Islands and Singapore?
124.81 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Singapore?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Cayman Islands and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Cayman Islands ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 2nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.