Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 456.53 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Caribbean Small States is 456.53 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.0% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Caribbean Small States peaked at 2,281 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, -158.62 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2023.
Caribbean Small States ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, 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$), per capita in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 59.75 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 53.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.8% |
| 1972 | 63.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 1973 | 60.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 84.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.1% |
| 1975 | 35.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -57.8% |
| 1976 | 49.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.0% |
| 1977 | 33.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.5% |
| 1978 | 42.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.0% |
| 1979 | 42.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 85.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +102.2% |
| 1981 | 132.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +55.9% |
| 1982 | 84.06 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.6% |
| 1983 | 71.16 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.3% |
| 1984 | 29.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.6% |
| 1985 | 14.77 BoP, current US$ per person | -49.8% |
| 1986 | -6.02 BoP, current US$ per person | -140.7% |
| 1987 | 10.06 BoP, current US$ per person | -267.3% |
| 1988 | 19.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +90.5% |
| 1989 | 13.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.2% |
| 1990 | 65.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +389.3% |
| 1991 | 106.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +63.2% |
| 1992 | 116.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 154.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.8% |
| 1994 | 214.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.9% |
| 1995 | 193.35 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 183.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 396.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +115.5% |
| 1998 | 323.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.4% |
| 1999 | 303.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 356.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.4% |
| 2001 | 395.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 442.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 406.61 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 517.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.3% |
| 2005 | 631.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.1% |
| 2006 | 713.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 739.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1,273 BoP, current US$ per person | +72.1% |
| 2009 | 611.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.9% |
| 2010 | 595.47 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 507.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 91.51 BoP, current US$ per person | -82.0% |
| 2013 | 122.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.8% |
| 2014 | 577.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +371.9% |
| 2015 | 464 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 425.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 205.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.8% |
| 2018 | 478.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +133.3% |
| 2019 | 981.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +105.1% |
| 2020 | 794 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 676.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.8% |
| 2022 | -10.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -101.6% |
| 2023 | -158.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +1377.5% |
| 2024 | 2,281 BoP, current US$ per person | -1537.8% |
| 2025 | 456.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -80.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Caribbean Small States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +1537.8% | -158.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,281 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2023 | -1377.5% | -10.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -158.62 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1990 | +389.3% | 13.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 65.54 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2014 | +371.9% | 122.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 577.68 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 33.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 84.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 132.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 205.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 65.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 396.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 608.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 356.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,273 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 445 BoP, current US$ per person | 91.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 981.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 673.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -158.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,281 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 4 Singapore 26,032 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 5 Hong Kong 16,722 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 6 Guyana 10,383 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 7 Cyprus 8,144 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 8 United Arab Emirates 4,154 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 9 Palau 3,904 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 10 Andorra 3,275 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Caribbean Small States
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9241 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 10,403 current US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4633 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 9,230 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 13.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 2.6% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 78.02 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 83.57 billion current US$ (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5222 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Caribbean Small States?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Caribbean Small States was 456.53 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 2,281 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was -158.62 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.