Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita was 0.0008 million USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Barbados, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.0008 million USD per person for total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 87.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.0023 million USD per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 million USD per person, in 1991.
That places Barbados 35th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 million USD per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 million USD per person | -34.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +93.9% |
| 1993 | 0 million USD per person | -35.1% |
| 1994 | 0 million USD per person | +37.4% |
| 1995 | 0 million USD per person | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +34.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +60.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +28.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +96.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +24.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +147.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -19.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +69.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +38.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 million USD per person | +28.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -58.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +74.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -77.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +401.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 million USD per person | -29.6% |
| 2016 | 0.001 million USD per person | -35.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -23.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +17.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +12.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0008 million USD per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0008 million USD per person, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0008 million USD per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0004 million USD per person, 2.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +401.7% | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0021 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0023 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0021 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0009 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 32 Mongolia 0.0009 million USD per person compare
- 33 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0009 million USD per person compare
- 34 Montenegro 0.0008 million USD per person compare
- 36 Namibia 0.0008 million USD per person compare
- 37 Poland 0.0008 million USD per person compare
- 38 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0008 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Barbados
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -64.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ 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$, per capita in Barbados?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Barbados was 0.0008 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 million USD per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million USD per person in 1991.
- How does Barbados rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 35th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.8%. 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$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.