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$), per over time
- Bahamas
- Barbados
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 22,513 BoP, current US$ 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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About this data
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.