Guatemala vs Saint Lucia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Guatemala
0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Saint Lucia
0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Guatemala rank
65th
Saint Lucia rank
67th

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

  • Guatemala
  • Saint Lucia
-0.1-0.0500.05197720012025

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 65th and Saint Lucia ranks 67th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1980s -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Saint Lucia
2000s -0.0176 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Saint Lucia
2010s 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Saint Lucia
2020s 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Guatemala or Saint Lucia?
Guatemala, at 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Guatemala and Saint Lucia?
0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Saint Lucia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Saint Lucia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Guatemala ranks 65th and Saint Lucia ranks 67th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.