Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was -82.54 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (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 outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Caribbean Small States is -82.54 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 152.8% on the previous year and down 160.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Caribbean Small States peaked at 551.08 BoP, current US$ per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, -82.54 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2025.
Caribbean Small States ranks 46th 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$), per capita in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7731 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.2734 BoP, current US$ per person | -64.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5555 BoP, current US$ per person | +103.2% |
| 1973 | 0.254 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0395 BoP, current US$ per person | -84.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2406 BoP, current US$ per person | +509.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2183 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0746 BoP, current US$ per person | -65.8% |
| 1978 | -0.1189 BoP, current US$ per person | -259.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0559 BoP, current US$ per person | -147.0% |
| 1980 | 34.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +60759.9% |
| 1981 | -10.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -131.6% |
| 1982 | -21.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +103.6% |
| 1983 | -10.35 BoP, current US$ per person | -52.7% |
| 1984 | 5.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -149.3% |
| 1985 | 12.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +152.4% |
| 1986 | 40.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +212.5% |
| 1987 | 6.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -83.6% |
| 1988 | -44.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -775.1% |
| 1989 | 1.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -102.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9302 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4906 BoP, current US$ per person | -47.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3642 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.8% |
| 1993 | 1.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +410.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3215 BoP, current US$ per person | -82.7% |
| 1995 | 1.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +394.0% |
| 1996 | 2.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.1% |
| 1997 | -3.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -256.6% |
| 1998 | 1.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -159.1% |
| 1999 | 68.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +3477.5% |
| 2000 | 45.42 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.6% |
| 2001 | 66.25 BoP, current US$ per person | +45.9% |
| 2002 | 36.47 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.0% |
| 2003 | 73.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +100.3% |
| 2004 | 55.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 162.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +192.4% |
| 2006 | 190.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 134.41 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.3% |
| 2008 | 284.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +111.4% |
| 2009 | 89.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -68.4% |
| 2010 | 114.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 300.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +163.3% |
| 2012 | 95.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -68.2% |
| 2013 | 121.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.0% |
| 2014 | 551.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +354.0% |
| 2015 | 135.81 BoP, current US$ per person | -75.4% |
| 2016 | 102.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.8% |
| 2017 | 12.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -87.4% |
| 2018 | 56.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +337.1% |
| 2019 | 100.28 BoP, current US$ per person | +78.7% |
| 2020 | 27.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -72.2% |
| 2021 | 198.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +610.7% |
| 2022 | 341.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +72.1% |
| 2023 | 178.46 BoP, current US$ per person | -47.7% |
| 2024 | 156.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.4% |
| 2025 | -82.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -152.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2366 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.1189 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7731 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 40.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 68.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 113.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 36.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 284.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 159.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 551.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -82.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 341.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 43 Greece 213.34 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 44 Saint Kitts and Nevis 210.86 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 45 Serbia 203.25 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 46 Norway 198.35 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 47 Uruguay 195.3 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 48 Bahrain 173.1 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 49 Latvia 171.67 BoP, current US$ per person 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$), per capita in Caribbean Small States?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Caribbean Small States was -82.54 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 551.08 BoP, current US$ per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was -82.54 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 160.8%. 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$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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.