Cayman Islands vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Cayman Islands
4.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
71.26 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
6th
Singapore rank
4th

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

  • Cayman Islands
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 71.26 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Cayman Islands, a difference of 66.69 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 15.6 times Cayman Islands's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 4th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 56,036 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 134,027 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 77,991 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 124,776 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 321,473 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 196,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 5.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.42 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 21.38 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23.22 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.83 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 78.35 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 60.34 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18.01 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cayman Islands
2020s -4.04 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 81.79 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 85.83 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Cayman Islands or Singapore?
Singapore, at 71.26 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Cayman Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Cayman Islands and Singapore?
66.69 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Singapore?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Cayman Islands and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Cayman Islands ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 4th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.