Barbados vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Barbados
132.13 % change on previous year
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
-21.81 % change on previous year
in 2025
Barbados rank
30th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
27th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Barbados
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
-400-2000200400600197119982025

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 132.13 % change on previous year against -21.81 % change on previous year in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 153.94 % change on previous year.

That makes Barbados's figure about 6.1 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 29 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1977 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.

Barbados ranks 30th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s -59.55 % change on previous year 169.01 % change on previous year 228.56 % change on previous year East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 48.82 % change on previous year 21.93 % change on previous year 26.9 % change on previous year Barbados
1990s 21.13 % change on previous year 34.8 % change on previous year 13.68 % change on previous year East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 43.72 % change on previous year 36.59 % change on previous year 7.13 % change on previous year Barbados
2010s 33.57 % change on previous year 12.57 % change on previous year 21.01 % change on previous year Barbados
2020s 26.57 % change on previous year 7.09 % change on previous year 19.48 % change on previous year Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Barbados or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Barbados, at 132.13 % change on previous year against -21.81 % change on previous year in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Barbados and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
153.94 % change on previous year, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
46 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Barbados and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Barbados ranks 30th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 8,350 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.