How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Viet Nam?

40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.

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.

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

Barbados

0.0399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Viet Nam

0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Barbados rank

56th

Viet Nam rank

53rd

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

Barbados
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam'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 Viet Nam ranks 53rd of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Viet Nam	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	Viet Nam
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	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Barbados or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 0.0423 BoP, current US$ 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$), per unit between Barbados and Viet Nam?: 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Viet Nam?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Viet Nam rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Barbados ranks 56th and Viet Nam ranks 53rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 11 September 2026

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.