Saint Lucia vs Uruguay: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Saint Lucia
0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Uruguay
0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Saint Lucia rank
67th
Uruguay rank
64th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Saint Lucia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 67th and Uruguay ranks 64th of 191 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Uruguay |
| 2000s | -0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Uruguay |
| 2020s | -0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Saint Lucia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Saint Lucia and Uruguay?
- 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Uruguay?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Saint Lucia and Uruguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Saint Lucia ranks 67th and Uruguay ranks 64th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.