Barbados vs Congo: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Barbados
0.0399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Congo
0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Barbados rank
56th
Congo rank
59th

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

  • Barbados
  • Congo
-0.200.20.4197019972024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.0399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Congo, a difference of 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 56th and Congo ranks 59th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Congo in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Congo Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo
1980s 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Barbados
1990s 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Barbados
2000s 0.0745 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0826 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo
2010s 0.0718 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0591 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo
2020s 0.0377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0541 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Barbados or Congo?
Barbados, at 0.0399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Barbados and Congo?
0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Congo?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Congo rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Barbados ranks 56th and Congo ranks 59th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.