Aruba vs Other small states: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Aruba
811.76 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Other small states
53.39 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Aruba rank
23rd
Other small states rank
20th

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

  • Aruba
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Aruba currently reports 811.76 BoP, current US$ per person against 53.39 BoP, current US$ per person in Other small states, a difference of 758.37 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Aruba's figure about 15.2 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Other small states ahead.

Aruba ranks 23rd and Other small states ranks 20th of 192 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 3 and Other small states in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba Other small states Difference Ahead
1980s 11.5 BoP, current US$ per person 2.06 BoP, current US$ per person 9.44 BoP, current US$ per person Aruba
1990s 1,107 BoP, current US$ per person 20.33 BoP, current US$ per person 1,087 BoP, current US$ per person Aruba
2000s 1.91 BoP, current US$ per person 1,650 BoP, current US$ per person 1,648 BoP, current US$ per person Other small states
2010s 190.49 BoP, current US$ per person 5,518 BoP, current US$ per person 5,327 BoP, current US$ per person Other small states
2020s 522.57 BoP, current US$ per person 262.96 BoP, current US$ per person 259.62 BoP, current US$ per person Aruba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Aruba or Other small states?
Aruba, at 811.76 BoP, current US$ per person against 53.39 BoP, current US$ per person in Other small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Aruba and Other small states?
758.37 BoP, current US$ per person, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Other small states?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Aruba and Other small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Aruba ranks 23rd and Other small states ranks 20th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.