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

Barbados
18,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latvia
16,390 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
46th
Latvia rank
47th

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

  • Barbados
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 18,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,390 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Latvia, a difference of 2,215 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 46th and Latvia ranks 47th of 188 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 4,317 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,295 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 148,096 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,527 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 145,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 283,836 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,699 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 280,137 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 28,003 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,960 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,042 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$), per, Barbados or Latvia?
Barbados, at 18,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,390 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Barbados and Latvia?
2,215 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Latvia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Latvia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Barbados ranks 46th and Latvia ranks 47th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.