Africa Western and Central vs Bahamas: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Africa Western and Central
2.34 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Bahamas
406.05 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
34th
Bahamas rank
34th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Bahamas
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 406.05 BoP, current US$ per person against 2.34 BoP, current US$ per person in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 403.71 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 173.2 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 34th and Bahamas ranks 34th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 3 and Bahamas in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Bahamas Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1997 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1997 BoP, current US$ per person Africa Western and Central
1980s 1.01 BoP, current US$ per person -2.68 BoP, current US$ per person 3.7 BoP, current US$ per person Africa Western and Central
1990s 1.52 BoP, current US$ per person 0.3277 BoP, current US$ per person 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person Africa Western and Central
2000s 1.76 BoP, current US$ per person 596.37 BoP, current US$ per person 594.61 BoP, current US$ per person Bahamas
2010s 6.53 BoP, current US$ per person 1,232 BoP, current US$ per person 1,225 BoP, current US$ per person Bahamas
2020s 2.54 BoP, current US$ per person 374.91 BoP, current US$ per person 372.37 BoP, current US$ per person Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Africa Western and Central or Bahamas?
Bahamas, at 406.05 BoP, current US$ per person against 2.34 BoP, current US$ per person in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Africa Western and Central and Bahamas?
403.71 BoP, current US$ per person, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Bahamas?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Bahamas rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Africa Western and Central ranks 34th and Bahamas ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.