Cayman Islands vs Early-demographic dividend: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) over time
- Cayman Islands
- Early-demographic dividend
How they compare
Early-demographic dividend currently reports 264.43 billion BoP, current US$ against 35.78 billion BoP, current US$ in Cayman Islands, a difference of 228.64 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 7.4 times Cayman Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Cayman Islands ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 17th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 15th of 204 countries.
Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Early-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.79 million BoP, current US$ | 2.20 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.16 billion BoP, current US$ | Early-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 149.73 million BoP, current US$ | 7.84 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.69 billion BoP, current US$ | Early-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 1.63 billion BoP, current US$ | 33.73 billion BoP, current US$ | 32.10 billion BoP, current US$ | Early-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 12.30 billion BoP, current US$ | 102.26 billion BoP, current US$ | 89.96 billion BoP, current US$ | Early-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 24.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 199.82 billion BoP, current US$ | 175.67 billion BoP, current US$ | Early-demographic dividend |
| 2020s | 9.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 252.00 billion BoP, current US$ | 242.99 billion BoP, current US$ | Early-demographic dividend |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, Cayman Islands or Early-demographic dividend?
- Early-demographic dividend, at 264.43 billion BoP, current US$ against 35.78 billion BoP, current US$ in Cayman Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between Cayman Islands and Early-demographic dividend?
- 228.64 billion BoP, current US$, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Early-demographic dividend?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2025.
- How do Cayman Islands and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Cayman Islands ranks 17th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 15th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). 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 refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.