Cayman Islands vs Latin America & Caribbean: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Cayman Islands
0.4092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean
0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cayman Islands rank
3rd
Latin America & Caribbean rank
4th

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

  • Cayman Islands
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 0.4092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.3848 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 16.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 3rd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th of 200 countries.

Cayman Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
2000s 5.31 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5.27 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cayman Islands
2010s 5.38 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0453 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5.34 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cayman Islands
2020s 0.5382 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit, Cayman Islands or Latin America & Caribbean?
Cayman Islands, at 0.4092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Cayman Islands and Latin America & Caribbean?
0.3848 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Latin America & Caribbean?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Cayman Islands and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Cayman Islands ranks 3rd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.