Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Barbados, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Barbados stood at 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person.
That represents a change of up 34.7% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Barbados peaked at 2,708 BoP, current US$ per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.56 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1974.
That places Barbados 35th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43.58 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 62.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.2% |
| 1972 | 76.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.0% |
| 1973 | 22.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -70.7% |
| 1974 | 9.56 BoP, current US$ per person | -57.5% |
| 1975 | 17.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +86.9% |
| 1976 | 27.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +53.5% |
| 1977 | 19.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.8% |
| 1978 | 35.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +82.9% |
| 1979 | 120.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +237.6% |
| 1980 | 116.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 147.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.9% |
| 1982 | 138.88 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 63.58 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.2% |
| 1984 | 141.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +122.1% |
| 1985 | 18.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -86.6% |
| 1986 | 30.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +59.3% |
| 1987 | 27.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 100.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +265.2% |
| 1989 | 33.64 BoP, current US$ per person | -66.6% |
| 1990 | 43.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.9% |
| 1991 | 28.63 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.0% |
| 1992 | 55.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +93.9% |
| 1993 | 36.02 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.1% |
| 1994 | 49.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.4% |
| 1995 | 243.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +391.9% |
| 1996 | 60.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -75.2% |
| 1997 | 107.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +78.0% |
| 1998 | 111.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 181.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +63.0% |
| 2000 | 281.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +55.3% |
| 2001 | 348.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.0% |
| 2002 | 864.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +147.9% |
| 2003 | 694.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.6% |
| 2004 | 854.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 1,452 BoP, current US$ per person | +69.9% |
| 2006 | 1,268 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 1,756 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.5% |
| 2008 | 2,256 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.4% |
| 2009 | 1,299 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.4% |
| 2010 | 1,545 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 1,664 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1,907 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 374.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -80.3% |
| 2014 | 2,708 BoP, current US$ per person | +622.3% |
| 2015 | 2,468 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 1,994 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 326.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -83.6% |
| 2018 | 860.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +163.6% |
| 2019 | 765.88 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 930.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 846.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 708.42 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 796.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.2× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 395.98 BoP, current US$ per person, 2.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +622.3% | 374.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,708 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1995 | +391.9% | 49.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 243.49 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 120.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.92 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 147.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 28.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 243.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,107 BoP, current US$ per person | 281.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,256 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,461 BoP, current US$ per person | 326.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,708 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 870.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 708.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 32 Montenegro 1,085 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 33 Costa Rica 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 1,077 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 36 Lithuania 1,069 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 37 France 1,063 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 38 Qatar 1,020 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Barbados
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -64.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 55.55 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -66.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 40.56 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0583 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Barbados?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Barbados was 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2,708 BoP, current US$ per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.56 BoP, current US$ per person in 1974.
- How does Barbados rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Barbados ranks 35th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.