Barbados vs Namibia: Portfolio Investment, net

Barbados
67.99 million BoP, current US$
in 2017
Namibia
73.91 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Barbados rank
81st
Namibia rank
80th

Portfolio Investment, net over time

  • Barbados
  • Namibia
-1.0B-500.0M0500.0M1.0B1.5B196719952024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 73.91 million BoP, current US$ against 67.99 million BoP, current US$ in Barbados, a difference of 5.92 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 81st and Namibia ranks 80th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 4.52 million BoP, current US$ -14.29 million BoP, current US$ 18.81 million BoP, current US$ Barbados
2000s -57.08 million BoP, current US$ 820.16 million BoP, current US$ 877.24 million BoP, current US$ Namibia
2010s -78.24 million BoP, current US$ 94.45 million BoP, current US$ 172.69 million BoP, current US$ Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher portfolio investment, net, Barbados or Namibia?
Namibia, at 73.91 million BoP, current US$ against 67.99 million BoP, current US$ in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in portfolio investment, net between Barbados and Namibia?
5.92 million BoP, current US$, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Namibia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Barbados and Namibia rank globally for portfolio investment, net?
Barbados ranks 81st and Namibia ranks 80th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Portfolio Investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Portfolio Investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 5,910 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Portfolio investment includes cross-border flows and positions involving debt or equity securities, other than those included in direct investment or reserve assets. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.