Cayman Islands vs Lower middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) over time
- Cayman Islands
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 44.42 billion BoP, current US$ against 25.25 billion BoP, current US$ in Cayman Islands, a difference of 19.16 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 1.8 times Cayman Islands's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Cayman Islands ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 21st and Lower middle income ranks 24th of 193 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 2 and Lower middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.45 million BoP, current US$ | 38.92 million BoP, current US$ | 25.47 million BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 29.95 million BoP, current US$ | 224.81 million BoP, current US$ | 194.86 million BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ | 961.53 million BoP, current US$ | 315.68 million BoP, current US$ | Cayman Islands |
| 2000s | 5.13 billion BoP, current US$ | 10.95 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.81 billion BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 18.80 billion BoP, current US$ | 17.50 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.31 billion BoP, current US$ | Cayman Islands |
| 2020s | 3.27 billion BoP, current US$ | 24.85 billion BoP, current US$ | 21.58 billion BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows, Cayman Islands or Lower middle income?
- Lower middle income, at 44.42 billion BoP, current US$ against 25.25 billion BoP, current US$ in Cayman Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows between Cayman Islands and Lower middle income?
- 19.16 billion BoP, current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Lower middle income?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Cayman Islands and Lower middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
- Cayman Islands ranks 21st and Lower middle income ranks 24th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). 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 refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.