Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0006 million USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Barbados, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Barbados is 0.0006 million USD per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.0024 million USD per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million USD per person, in 1991.
Barbados ranks 38th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 million USD per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -36.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +86.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -37.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +35.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +30.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +47.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +23.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +99.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +21.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +145.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -20.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +59.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 million USD per person | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +27.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 million USD per person | +26.3% |
| 2009 | 0.001 million USD per person | -58.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +67.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 million USD per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -78.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +399.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 million USD per person | -28.3% |
| 2016 | 0.001 million USD per person | -35.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -25.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +7.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0006 million USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0007 million USD per person, 95% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0006 million USD per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 million USD per person, 1.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +399.3% | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0021 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0024 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0021 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 35 Mongolia 0.0007 million USD per person compare
- 36 Costa Rica 0.0007 million USD per person compare
- 37 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0007 million USD per person compare
- 39 Spain 0.0006 million USD per person compare
- 40 Poland 0.0006 million USD per person compare
- 41 New Zealand 0.0006 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Barbados
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -64.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Barbados?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Barbados was 0.0006 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0024 million USD per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million USD per person in 1991.
- How does Barbados rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 38th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.