Barbados vs Vietnam: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit
Barbados
0.0399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Vietnam
0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Barbados rank
56th
Vietnam rank
53rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit over time
- Barbados
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 0.0423 BoP, current US$ 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 Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 56th and Vietnam ranks 53rd of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 0.0745 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.0718 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0468 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.0377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0433 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Barbados or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Barbados and Vietnam?
- 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Vietnam?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Vietnam rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Barbados ranks 56th and Vietnam ranks 53rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.