Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Barbados
Barbados: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps was 18.57 million BoP, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Barbados, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Barbados stood at 18.57 million BoP, current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 132.1% on the previous year and up 127.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Barbados peaked at 560.21 million BoP, current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, -116.34 million BoP, current US$, in 2017.
That places Barbados 126th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Barbados, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.40 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 860,814 BoP, current US$ | -64.1% |
| 1972 | 1.77 million BoP, current US$ | +105.6% |
| 1973 | 816,651 BoP, current US$ | -53.9% |
| 1974 | 128,091 BoP, current US$ | -84.3% |
| 1975 | 786,580 BoP, current US$ | +514.1% |
| 1976 | 719,500 BoP, current US$ | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 248,000 BoP, current US$ | -65.5% |
| 1978 | -398,000 BoP, current US$ | -260.5% |
| 1979 | 188,500 BoP, current US$ | -147.4% |
| 1980 | 600,000 BoP, current US$ | +218.3% |
| 1981 | 1.20 million BoP, current US$ | +100.0% |
| 1982 | 500,000 BoP, current US$ | -58.3% |
| 1983 | 1.40 million BoP, current US$ | +180.0% |
| 1984 | 1.50 million BoP, current US$ | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 2.25 million BoP, current US$ | +50.0% |
| 1986 | 2.75 million BoP, current US$ | +22.2% |
| 1987 | 2.45 million BoP, current US$ | -10.9% |
| 1988 | 950,000 BoP, current US$ | -61.2% |
| 1989 | 2.95 million BoP, current US$ | +210.5% |
| 1990 | 1.40 million BoP, current US$ | -52.5% |
| 1991 | 1.30 million BoP, current US$ | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 850,000 BoP, current US$ | -34.6% |
| 1993 | 2.60 million BoP, current US$ | +205.9% |
| 1994 | 1.10 million BoP, current US$ | -57.7% |
| 1995 | 3.30 million BoP, current US$ | +200.0% |
| 1996 | 3.55 million BoP, current US$ | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 1.20 million BoP, current US$ | -66.2% |
| 1998 | 950,000 BoP, current US$ | -20.8% |
| 1999 | 1.30 million BoP, current US$ | +36.8% |
| 2000 | 22.83 million BoP, current US$ | +1656.3% |
| 2001 | 25.58 million BoP, current US$ | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 24.98 million BoP, current US$ | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 25.03 million BoP, current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 53.56 million BoP, current US$ | +114.0% |
| 2005 | 156.88 million BoP, current US$ | +192.9% |
| 2006 | 44.45 million BoP, current US$ | -71.7% |
| 2007 | 82.24 million BoP, current US$ | +85.0% |
| 2008 | 73.43 million BoP, current US$ | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 127.83 million BoP, current US$ | +74.1% |
| 2010 | 324.13 million BoP, current US$ | +153.6% |
| 2011 | 560.21 million BoP, current US$ | +72.8% |
| 2012 | 39.90 million BoP, current US$ | -92.9% |
| 2013 | 26.30 million BoP, current US$ | -34.1% |
| 2014 | -67.60 million BoP, current US$ | -357.1% |
| 2015 | 322.20 million BoP, current US$ | -576.7% |
| 2016 | 94.66 million BoP, current US$ | -70.6% |
| 2017 | -116.34 million BoP, current US$ | -222.9% |
| 2018 | 9.20 million BoP, current US$ | -107.9% |
| 2019 | 27.83 million BoP, current US$ | +202.3% |
| 2020 | 7.50 million BoP, current US$ | -73.0% |
| 2021 | 17.66 million BoP, current US$ | +135.5% |
| 2022 | 15.00 million BoP, current US$ | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 8.00 million BoP, current US$ | -46.7% |
| 2024 | 18.57 million BoP, current US$ | +132.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 18.57 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.18 billion BoP, current US$, 2% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 18.57 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.62 million BoP, current US$, 100% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1656.3% | 1.30 million BoP, current US$ | 22.83 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 751,979 BoP, current US$ | -398,000 BoP, current US$ | 2.40 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.66 million BoP, current US$ | 500,000 BoP, current US$ | 2.95 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.75 million BoP, current US$ | 850,000 BoP, current US$ | 3.55 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.68 million BoP, current US$ | 22.83 million BoP, current US$ | 156.88 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 122.05 million BoP, current US$ | -116.34 million BoP, current US$ | 560.21 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.35 million BoP, current US$ | 7.50 million BoP, current US$ | 18.57 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 123 Cape Verde 23.86 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 124 Niger 20.73 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 125 Saint Lucia 18.67 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 127 Kyrgyzstan 17.37 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 128 Palestine 14.66 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 129 Rwanda 13.15 million BoP, current US$ 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 outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Barbados?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Barbados was 18.57 million BoP, current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 560.21 million BoP, current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -116.34 million BoP, current US$ in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Barbados ranks 126th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.5%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 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.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows 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
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 outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 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.