Cayman Islands vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Cayman Islands
4.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
16,179 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
6th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
4th

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

  • Cayman Islands
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
0100.0M200.0M300.0M197119972023

How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 4.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,179 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 4.56 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 282.7 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 6th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 5 and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 56,036 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.2402 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 56,036 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cayman Islands
1980s 124,776 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 43.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 124,733 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cayman Islands
1990s 5.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 331.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cayman Islands
2000s 21.38 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,852 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21.38 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cayman Islands
2010s 78.35 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,506 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 78.34 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cayman Islands
2020s -4.04 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,284 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4.05 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Cayman Islands or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Cayman Islands, at 4.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,179 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Cayman Islands and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
4.56 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Cayman Islands and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Cayman Islands ranks 6th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.