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

Belgium
-0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cayman Islands
-0.2243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Belgium rank
188th
Cayman Islands rank
190th

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

  • Belgium
  • Cayman Islands
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.2243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cayman Islands, a difference of 0.1977 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Belgium ranks 188th and Cayman Islands ranks 190th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Cayman Islands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Cayman Islands Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.51 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.31 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cayman Islands
2010s 0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 4.23 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 4.19 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cayman Islands
2020s 0.0229 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.1813 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Belgium or Cayman Islands?
Belgium, at -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.2243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cayman Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Belgium and Cayman Islands?
0.1977 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Cayman Islands?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Cayman Islands rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Belgium ranks 188th and Cayman Islands ranks 190th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.