Guyana vs Suriname: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Guyana
0.3499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Suriname
0.4506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Guyana rank
4th
Suriname rank
2nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Guyana
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.4506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Guyana, a difference of 0.1007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 4th and Suriname ranks 2nd of 200 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Guyana |
| 1980s | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0785 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Guyana |
| 1990s | 0.1197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0528 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1725 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Guyana |
| 2000s | 0.0609 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0507 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Guyana |
| 2010s | 0.1166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0946 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Guyana |
| 2020s | 0.1184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0304 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$), per unit, Guyana or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.4506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Guyana and Suriname?
- 0.1007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Suriname?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Suriname rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Guyana ranks 4th and Suriname ranks 2nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.