Barbados vs IDA total: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Barbados
132.13 % change on previous year
in 2024
IDA total
-26.35 % change on previous year
in 2025
Barbados rank
30th
IDA total rank
30th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Barbados
- IDA total
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 132.13 % change on previous year against -26.35 % change on previous year in IDA total, a difference of 158.48 % change on previous year.
That makes Barbados's figure about 5.0 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was IDA total ahead.
Barbados ranks 30th and IDA total ranks 30th of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and IDA total in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.43 % change on previous year | 71.64 % change on previous year | 31.21 % change on previous year | IDA total |
| 1980s | 65.77 % change on previous year | 141.16 % change on previous year | 75.39 % change on previous year | IDA total |
| 1990s | 21.13 % change on previous year | 55.93 % change on previous year | 34.8 % change on previous year | IDA total |
| 2000s | 43.72 % change on previous year | 63.92 % change on previous year | 20.2 % change on previous year | IDA total |
| 2010s | 33.57 % change on previous year | 23.41 % change on previous year | 10.16 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 2020s | 26.57 % change on previous year | 8.23 % change on previous year | 18.34 % 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$), annual, Barbados or IDA total?
- Barbados, at 132.13 % change on previous year against -26.35 % change on previous year in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Barbados and IDA total?
- 158.48 % change on previous year, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and IDA total?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and IDA total rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Barbados ranks 30th and IDA total ranks 30th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.