Guyana vs Other small states: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Guyana
0.3499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Other small states
0.0493 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Guyana rank
4th
Other small states rank
1st

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

  • Guyana
  • Other small states
-0.500.51197019972025

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 0.3499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0493 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Other small states, a difference of 0.3006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Guyana's figure about 7.1 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Other small states ahead.

Guyana ranks 4th and Other small states ranks 1st of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Other small states in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Other small states Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Other small states
1980s 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Other small states
1990s 0.1197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0916 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana
2000s 0.0609 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1785 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Other small states
2010s 0.1166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3834 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Other small states
2020s 0.1184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.016 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$), per unit, Guyana or Other small states?
Guyana, at 0.3499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0493 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Other small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Guyana and Other small states?
0.3006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Other small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Guyana and Other small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Guyana ranks 4th and Other small states ranks 1st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.