Small states vs Suriname: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Small states
0.0396 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Suriname
0.4506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Small states rank
2nd
Suriname rank
2nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Small states
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.4506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0396 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states, a difference of 0.411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Suriname's figure about 11.4 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Small states ahead.
Small states ranks 2nd and Suriname ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Small states averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Small states |
| 1980s | 0.0093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0785 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0878 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Small states |
| 1990s | 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0528 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0841 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Small states |
| 2000s | 0.1804 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0507 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Small states |
| 2010s | 0.3449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3229 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Small states |
| 2020s | 0.0771 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1484 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0713 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$), per unit, Small states or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.4506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0396 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Small states and Suriname?
- 0.411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Suriname?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Small states and Suriname rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Small states ranks 2nd and Suriname ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.