Guyana vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Guyana
0.3499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Guyana rank
4th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
3rd

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

  • Guyana
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
-0.200.20.40.6197019972025

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 0.3499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.3243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Guyana's figure about 13.7 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 4th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 5 and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana
1980s 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 0.1197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0993 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana
2000s 0.0609 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0289 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0319 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana
2010s 0.1166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana
2020s 0.1184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0899 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Guyana or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Guyana, at 0.3499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Guyana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.3243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Guyana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Guyana ranks 4th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.