Barbados vs Egypt: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Barbados
0.0399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Egypt
0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Barbados rank
56th
Egypt rank
54th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Barbados
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Barbados, a difference of 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 56th and Egypt ranks 54th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.0745 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0365 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.0718 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0517 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.0377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Barbados or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Barbados and Egypt?
- 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Egypt?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Egypt rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Barbados ranks 56th and Egypt ranks 54th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.