Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 65.74 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (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 outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Barbados stood at 65.74 BoP, current US$ per person.
The figure is up 132.0% on the previous year and up 127.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Barbados peaked at 2,029 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, -415.26 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2017.
Barbados ranks 70th of 192 countries on this measure, 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$), per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.62 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 3.45 BoP, current US$ per person | -64.1% |
| 1972 | 7.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +105.2% |
| 1973 | 3.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5108 BoP, current US$ per person | -84.3% |
| 1975 | 3.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +513.1% |
| 1976 | 2.86 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9856 BoP, current US$ per person | -65.6% |
| 1978 | -1.58 BoP, current US$ per person | -260.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7502 BoP, current US$ per person | -147.4% |
| 1980 | 2.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +218.0% |
| 1981 | 4.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +99.4% |
| 1982 | 1.98 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.5% |
| 1983 | 5.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +179.0% |
| 1984 | 5.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 8.8 BoP, current US$ per person | +49.5% |
| 1986 | 10.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 1987 | 9.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.1% |
| 1988 | 3.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -61.3% |
| 1989 | 11.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +210.1% |
| 1990 | 5.41 BoP, current US$ per person | -52.6% |
| 1991 | 5.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 3.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.8% |
| 1993 | 9.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +205.0% |
| 1994 | 4.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -57.8% |
| 1995 | 12.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +199.5% |
| 1996 | 13.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 4.57 BoP, current US$ per person | -66.2% |
| 1998 | 3.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.8% |
| 1999 | 4.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.8% |
| 2000 | 87.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +1659.4% |
| 2001 | 97.48 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 94.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 94.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 200.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +112.8% |
| 2005 | 583.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +191.4% |
| 2006 | 164.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -71.8% |
| 2007 | 303.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +84.1% |
| 2008 | 269.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 466.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +73.2% |
| 2010 | 1,178 BoP, current US$ per person | +152.5% |
| 2011 | 2,029 BoP, current US$ per person | +72.3% |
| 2012 | 144.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -92.9% |
| 2013 | 94.7 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.3% |
| 2014 | -242.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -356.4% |
| 2015 | 1,155 BoP, current US$ per person | -575.6% |
| 2016 | 338.57 BoP, current US$ per person | -70.7% |
| 2017 | -415.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -222.7% |
| 2018 | 32.79 BoP, current US$ per person | -107.9% |
| 2019 | 98.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +201.8% |
| 2020 | 26.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -73.1% |
| 2021 | 62.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +135.2% |
| 2022 | 53.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 28.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -46.7% |
| 2024 | 65.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +132.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 65.74 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 365.76 BoP, current US$ per person, 18% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 65.74 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.07 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1659.4% | 4.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 87.13 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 236.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 87.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 583.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 441.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -415.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,029 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 26.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 65.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 67 Papua New Guinea 72.76 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 68 Georgia 67.6 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 69 Lebanon 67.3 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 71 Solomon Islands 64.55 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 72 Argentina 61.81 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 60.71 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 outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Barbados?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Barbados was 65.74 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2,029 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -415.26 BoP, current US$ per person in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Barbados ranks 70th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.1%. 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$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.