Cayman Islands vs Central America: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled

Cayman Islands
20,422 million USD
in 2023
Central America
7,926 million USD
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
19th
Central America rank
19th

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled over time

  • Cayman Islands
  • Central America
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k199020062023

How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 20,422 million USD against 7,926 million USD in Central America, a difference of 12,496 million USD.

That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 2.6 times Central America's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 19th and Central America ranks 19th of 184 countries.

Cayman Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Central America Difference Ahead
1990s 1,277 million USD 213.97 million USD 1,063 million USD Cayman Islands
2000s 5,132 million USD 4,527 million USD 604.78 million USD Cayman Islands
2010s 24,792 million USD 11,610 million USD 13,183 million USD Cayman Islands
2020s 17,620 million USD 6,180 million USD 11,440 million USD Cayman Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled, Cayman Islands or Central America?
Cayman Islands, at 20,422 million USD against 7,926 million USD in Central America as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled between Cayman Islands and Central America?
12,496 million USD, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Central America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cayman Islands and Central America rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
Cayman Islands ranks 19th and Central America ranks 19th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled
Unit
million USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,172 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.