Barbados vs IDA only: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Barbados
132.13 % change on previous year
in 2024
IDA only
-25.23 % change on previous year
in 2025
Barbados rank
30th
IDA only rank
29th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Barbados
- IDA only
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 132.13 % change on previous year against -25.23 % change on previous year in IDA only, a difference of 157.36 % change on previous year.
That makes Barbados's figure about 5.2 times IDA only's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 30th and IDA only ranks 29th of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and IDA only in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.88 % change on previous year | 33.27 % change on previous year | 11.61 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 1980s | 48.82 % change on previous year | 43.6 % change on previous year | 5.23 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 1990s | 30.83 % change on previous year | -40.67 % change on previous year | 71.5 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 2000s | 43.72 % change on previous year | 30.26 % change on previous year | 13.46 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 2010s | 33.57 % change on previous year | 94.89 % change on previous year | 61.32 % change on previous year | IDA only |
| 2020s | 26.57 % change on previous year | -2.22 % change on previous year | 28.79 % 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$), annual, Barbados or IDA only?
- Barbados, at 132.13 % change on previous year against -25.23 % change on previous year in IDA only as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Barbados and IDA only?
- 157.36 % change on previous year, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and IDA only?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and IDA only rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Barbados ranks 30th and IDA only ranks 29th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.