Caribbean vs Northern America: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled over time
- Caribbean
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 493,921 million USD against 66,510 million USD in Caribbean, a difference of 427,411 million USD.
That makes Northern America's figure about 7.4 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern America ahead.
Caribbean ranks 8th and Northern America ranks 5th of 184 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,393 million USD | 99,846 million USD | 95,453 million USD | Northern America |
| 2000s | 34,480 million USD | 248,819 million USD | 214,339 million USD | Northern America |
| 2010s | 78,758 million USD | 298,901 million USD | 220,144 million USD | Northern America |
| 2020s | 61,911 million USD | 398,663 million USD | 336,752 million USD | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled, Caribbean or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 493,921 million USD against 66,510 million USD in Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled between Caribbean and Northern America?
- 427,411 million USD, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Northern America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Caribbean and Northern America rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Caribbean ranks 8th and Northern America ranks 5th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.