Barbados vs IDA blend: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Barbados
132.13 % change on previous year
in 2024
IDA blend
-27.21 % change on previous year
in 2025
Barbados rank
30th
IDA blend rank
31st
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Barbados
- IDA blend
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 132.13 % change on previous year against -27.21 % change on previous year in IDA blend, a difference of 159.34 % change on previous year.
That makes Barbados's figure about 4.9 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1974 it was IDA blend ahead.
Barbados ranks 30th and IDA blend ranks 31st of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and IDA blend in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.43 % change on previous year | 46.78 % change on previous year | 6.35 % change on previous year | IDA blend |
| 1980s | 49.69 % change on previous year | 67.98 % change on previous year | 18.29 % change on previous year | IDA blend |
| 1990s | 21.13 % change on previous year | -30.93 % change on previous year | 52.06 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 2000s | 43.72 % change on previous year | 56.39 % change on previous year | 12.67 % change on previous year | IDA blend |
| 2010s | 33.57 % change on previous year | 8.16 % change on previous year | 25.41 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 2020s | 26.57 % change on previous year | 26.86 % change on previous year | 0.2898 % change on previous year | IDA blend |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Barbados or IDA blend?
- Barbados, at 132.13 % change on previous year against -27.21 % change on previous year in IDA blend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Barbados and IDA blend?
- 159.34 % change on previous year, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and IDA blend?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and IDA blend rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Barbados ranks 30th and IDA blend ranks 31st of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.