Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Saint Lucia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1,751 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Saint Lucia
62,541 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
25th
Saint Lucia rank
28th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Saint Lucia
-50.0k050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197119972023

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 62,541 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,751 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 60,790 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 35.7 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Saint Lucia ranks 28th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 4 and Saint Lucia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1970s 10.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 10.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 1,453 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -10,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,481 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 2,634 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,203 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Saint Lucia
2020s 1,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -8,876 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,561 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (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$), per, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia, at 62,541 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,751 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Saint Lucia?
60,790 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Saint Lucia?
38 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Saint Lucia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Saint Lucia ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.