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

Cayman Islands
50.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states
15,638 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
5th
Small states rank
5th

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

  • Cayman Islands
  • Small states
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How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 50.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,638 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 50.37 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 3,222.1 times Small states'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 Small states ranks 5th 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 Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 140,806 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 402.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 140,403 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cayman Islands
1980s 623,858 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 509.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 623,348 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cayman Islands
1990s 6.77 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,783 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 36,470 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 51.21 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cayman Islands
2010s 100.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 98,455 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 100.52 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cayman Islands
2020s 15.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,517 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15.71 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$), per square, Cayman Islands or Small states?
Cayman Islands, at 50.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,638 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Cayman Islands and Small states?
50.37 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Cayman Islands and Small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Cayman Islands ranks 5th and Small states ranks 5th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.