Caribbean Small States vs Equatorial Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Caribbean Small States
-0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Caribbean Small States rank
46th
Equatorial Guinea rank
49th

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

  • Caribbean Small States
  • Equatorial Guinea
-0.0200.020.04197019972025

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 2.9 times Caribbean Small States's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.

Caribbean Small States ranks 46th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th of 47 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Caribbean Small States averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Small States Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s -0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Equatorial Guinea
2010s 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Caribbean Small States
2020s 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Caribbean Small States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Caribbean Small States or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Caribbean Small States as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Caribbean Small States and Equatorial Guinea?
0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Equatorial Guinea?
12 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Caribbean Small States and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Caribbean Small States ranks 46th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.