Barbados vs Saint Lucia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Barbados
18.57 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Saint Lucia
18.67 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Barbados rank
126th
Saint Lucia rank
125th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Barbados
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 18.67 million BoP, current US$ against 18.57 million BoP, current US$ in Barbados, a difference of 99,500 BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 126th and Saint Lucia ranks 125th of 192 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 189,500 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 189,500 BoP, current US$ | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1.66 million BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 1.66 million BoP, current US$ | Barbados |
| 2000s | 63.68 million BoP, current US$ | -6.12 million BoP, current US$ | 69.80 million BoP, current US$ | Barbados |
| 2010s | 122.05 million BoP, current US$ | 11.49 million BoP, current US$ | 110.56 million BoP, current US$ | Barbados |
| 2020s | 13.35 million BoP, current US$ | -4.40 million BoP, current US$ | 17.75 million BoP, current US$ | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Barbados or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 18.67 million BoP, current US$ against 18.57 million BoP, current US$ in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Barbados and Saint Lucia?
- 99,500 BoP, current US$, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Lucia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Saint Lucia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Barbados ranks 126th and Saint Lucia ranks 125th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.