Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.4093 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Barbados is 0.4093 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 1.52 million USD per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0318 million USD per square kilometre, in 1991.
Barbados ranks 14th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0495 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0318 million USD per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0595 million USD per square kilometre | +87.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0371 million USD per square kilometre | -37.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0505 million USD per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0447 million USD per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0584 million USD per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0666 million USD per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0981 million USD per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1209 million USD per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2406 million USD per square kilometre | +99.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2921 million USD per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7225 million USD per square kilometre | +147.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5779 million USD per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6751 million USD per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 1.08 million USD per square kilometre | +60.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9354 million USD per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 1.2 million USD per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2008 | 1.52 million USD per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6438 million USD per square kilometre | -57.8% |
| 2010 | 1.08 million USD per square kilometre | +68.4% |
| 2011 | 1.07 million USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.24 million USD per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2702 million USD per square kilometre | -78.3% |
| 2014 | 1.35 million USD per square kilometre | +400.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9719 million USD per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6277 million USD per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4683 million USD per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5315 million USD per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4545 million USD per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 0.544 million USD per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4732 million USD per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3812 million USD per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4093 million USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.4093 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.059 million USD per square kilometre, 6.9× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.4093 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0233 million USD per square kilometre, 17.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +400.5% | 0.2702 million USD per square kilometre | 1.35 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0617 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0318 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1209 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7894 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2406 million USD per square kilometre | 1.52 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8074 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2702 million USD per square kilometre | 1.35 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4519 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3812 million USD per square kilometre | 0.544 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 11 Israel 0.6197 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 12 Seychelles 0.4815 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 13 Grenada 0.4611 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 15 United Arab Emirates 0.3823 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 16 Mauritius 0.3771 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 17 Cyprus 0.3308 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Barbados
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -64.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ 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$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Barbados?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Barbados was 0.4093 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 million USD per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0318 million USD per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Barbados rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 14th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.