Aruba vs Small states: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Aruba
0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Small states
0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Aruba rank
32nd
Small states rank
32nd

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

  • Aruba
  • Small states
-0.2500.250.50.75197019972025

How they compare

Aruba currently reports 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states, a difference of 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Aruba's figure about 22.2 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Small states ahead.

Aruba ranks 32nd and Small states ranks 32nd of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 2 and Small states in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba Small states Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Small states
1990s 0.0877 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0855 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Aruba
2000s -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Small states
2010s 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.31 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Small states
2020s 0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Aruba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Aruba or Small states?
Aruba, at 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Aruba and Small states?
0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Small states?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Aruba and Small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Aruba ranks 32nd and Small states ranks 32nd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.