Barbados vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Barbados
0.2%
in 2024
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
0.3%
in 2024
Barbados rank
101st
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
98th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
How they compare
Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 101st and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 98th of 189 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Congo, Democratic Republic of the in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.1% | 1.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.7% | 1.5% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Barbados or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Barbados and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- 0.1%, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 101st and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 98th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.