Barbados vs Panama: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per
Barbados
18,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama
19,752 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
46th
Panama rank
44th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per over time
- Barbados
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 19,752 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 18,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 1,147 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 46th and Panama ranks 44th of 188 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 29.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1980s | 3,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,454 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1990s | 4,375 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 863.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,511 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2000s | 148,096 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,640 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 145,456 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2010s | 283,836 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,481 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 276,354 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2020s | 28,003 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -5,051 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 33,054 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$), per, Barbados or Panama?
- Panama, at 19,752 BoP, current US$ 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$), per between Barbados and Panama?
- 1,147 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Panama?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Panama rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Barbados ranks 46th and Panama ranks 44th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.