Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Suriname: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.4506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.4263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Suriname's figure about 18.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Suriname ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0785 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0528 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0716 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 0.0263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0507 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 0.0301 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 0.0258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1484 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.4506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname?
- 0.4263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Suriname ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.