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

Madagascar
0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Saint Lucia
0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Madagascar rank
66th
Saint Lucia rank
67th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Saint Lucia
-0.02500.0250.050.075197419992025

How they compare

Madagascar 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 Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saint Lucia ahead.

Madagascar ranks 66th and Saint Lucia ranks 67th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar 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 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Madagascar
2010s 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Saint Lucia
2020s 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Madagascar or Saint Lucia?
Madagascar, at 0.0076 BoP, current US$ 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$), per unit between Madagascar and Saint Lucia?
0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Saint Lucia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Saint Lucia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Madagascar ranks 66th and Saint Lucia ranks 67th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.