Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps was -376.12 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Caribbean Small States is -376.12 million BoP, current US$, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 153.0% on the previous year and down 164.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Caribbean Small States peaked at 2.36 billion BoP, current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, -376.12 million BoP, current US$, in 2025.
Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Caribbean Small States, 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 | 115.60 million BoP, current US$ | +61226.3% |
| 1981 | -36.80 million BoP, current US$ | -131.8% |
| 1982 | -75.50 million BoP, current US$ | +105.2% |
| 1983 | -35.98 million BoP, current US$ | -52.4% |
| 1984 | 17.86 million BoP, current US$ | -149.6% |
| 1985 | 45.43 million BoP, current US$ | +154.4% |
| 1986 | 143.15 million BoP, current US$ | +215.1% |
| 1987 | 23.66 million BoP, current US$ | -83.5% |
| 1988 | -160.81 million BoP, current US$ | -779.7% |
| 1989 | 4.40 million BoP, current US$ | -102.7% |
| 1990 | 3.40 million BoP, current US$ | -22.7% |
| 1991 | 1.80 million BoP, current US$ | -46.9% |
| 1992 | 1.35 million BoP, current US$ | -25.2% |
| 1993 | 6.95 million BoP, current US$ | +414.8% |
| 1994 | 1.21 million BoP, current US$ | -82.6% |
| 1995 | 6.03 million BoP, current US$ | +398.3% |
| 1996 | 7.92 million BoP, current US$ | +31.3% |
| 1997 | -12.50 million BoP, current US$ | -257.9% |
| 1998 | 7.45 million BoP, current US$ | -159.6% |
| 1999 | 268.69 million BoP, current US$ | +3506.6% |
| 2000 | 179.69 million BoP, current US$ | -33.1% |
| 2001 | 264.15 million BoP, current US$ | +47.0% |
| 2002 | 146.56 million BoP, current US$ | -44.5% |
| 2003 | 295.90 million BoP, current US$ | +101.9% |
| 2004 | 226.58 million BoP, current US$ | -23.4% |
| 2005 | 657.42 million BoP, current US$ | +190.2% |
| 2006 | 774.38 million BoP, current US$ | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 550.91 million BoP, current US$ | -28.9% |
| 2008 | 1.17 billion BoP, current US$ | +112.8% |
| 2009 | 372.16 million BoP, current US$ | -68.2% |
| 2010 | 476.71 million BoP, current US$ | +28.1% |
| 2011 | 1.26 billion BoP, current US$ | +165.1% |
| 2012 | 404.19 million BoP, current US$ | -68.0% |
| 2013 | 516.82 million BoP, current US$ | +27.9% |
| 2014 | 2.36 billion BoP, current US$ | +357.1% |
| 2015 | 585.91 million BoP, current US$ | -75.2% |
| 2016 | 443.66 million BoP, current US$ | -24.3% |
| 2017 | 56.04 million BoP, current US$ | -87.4% |
| 2018 | 247.28 million BoP, current US$ | +341.3% |
| 2019 | 445.54 million BoP, current US$ | +80.2% |
| 2020 | 124.48 million BoP, current US$ | -72.1% |
| 2021 | 888.59 million BoP, current US$ | +613.8% |
| 2022 | 1.54 billion BoP, current US$ | +72.8% |
| 2023 | 806.61 million BoP, current US$ | -47.5% |
| 2024 | 709.61 million BoP, current US$ | -12.0% |
| 2025 | -376.12 million BoP, current US$ | -153.0% |
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 | 4.10 million BoP, current US$ | -160.81 million BoP, current US$ | 143.15 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.23 million BoP, current US$ | -12.50 million BoP, current US$ | 268.69 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 463.98 million BoP, current US$ | 146.56 million BoP, current US$ | 1.17 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 680.22 million BoP, current US$ | 56.04 million BoP, current US$ | 2.36 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 614.79 million BoP, current US$ | -376.12 million BoP, current US$ | 1.54 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 39 Argentina 2.83 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 40 Croatia 2.79 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 41 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.60 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 42 Greece 2.22 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 43 Slovakia 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 44 Philippines 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 45 Cyprus 1.57 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Caribbean Small States
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 17,188 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added 47.22 billion current US$ (2024)
- Services, value added 41.90 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Services, value added 52.2% (2024)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 20,053 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9604 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 37.0% (2024)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 20,880 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Caribbean Small States?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Caribbean Small States was -376.12 million BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 billion BoP, current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was -376.12 million BoP, current US$ in 2025.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 164.2%. 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 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
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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.