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

Cayman Islands
-0.2243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Iceland
-0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cayman Islands rank
190th
Iceland rank
187th

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

  • Cayman Islands
  • Iceland
051015197620002025

How they compare

Iceland currently reports -0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.2243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cayman Islands, a difference of 0.2022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 190th and Iceland ranks 187th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Iceland Difference Ahead
2000s 1.51 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.32 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cayman Islands
2010s 4.23 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0704 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 4.3 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cayman Islands
2020s -0.1813 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Cayman Islands or Iceland?
Iceland, at -0.0221 BoP, current US$ 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$), per unit between Cayman Islands and Iceland?
0.2022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Iceland?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Cayman Islands and Iceland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Cayman Islands ranks 190th and Iceland ranks 187th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.