Bahamas vs Barbados: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Bahamas
22,513 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados
18,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahamas rank
43rd
Barbados rank
46th

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

  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 22,513 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 18,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 3,908 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Barbados ahead.

Bahamas ranks 43rd and Barbados ranks 46th of 188 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Barbados Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 440.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 440.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1980s -142.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,849 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,991 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 10.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,081 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,070 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 20,743 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 148,096 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 127,352 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 46,943 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 283,836 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 236,893 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 14,594 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,003 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Bahamas or Barbados?
Bahamas, at 22,513 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 18,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Bahamas and Barbados?
3,908 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Bahamas ranks 43rd and Barbados ranks 46th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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