Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.523 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Barbados is 0.523 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 1.43 million USD per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0173 million USD per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Barbados 13th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0261 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0173 million USD per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0336 million USD per square kilometre | +94.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0219 million USD per square kilometre | -34.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0301 million USD per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0275 million USD per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0368 million USD per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0423 million USD per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0678 million USD per square kilometre | +60.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0873 million USD per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1714 million USD per square kilometre | +96.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2128 million USD per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2002 | 0.531 million USD per square kilometre | +149.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4295 million USD per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 0.531 million USD per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9071 million USD per square kilometre | +70.8% |
| 2006 | 0.796 million USD per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 1.11 million USD per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 2008 | 1.43 million USD per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5937 million USD per square kilometre | -58.5% |
| 2010 | 1.04 million USD per square kilometre | +74.8% |
| 2011 | 1.06 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.23 million USD per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 0.274 million USD per square kilometre | -77.6% |
| 2014 | 1.38 million USD per square kilometre | +402.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9719 million USD per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6264 million USD per square kilometre | -35.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4794 million USD per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5619 million USD per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5009 million USD per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6095 million USD per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5552 million USD per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4651 million USD per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 0.523 million USD per square kilometre | +12.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.523 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0659 million USD per square kilometre, 7.9× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.523 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0272 million USD per square kilometre, 19.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +402.9% | 0.274 million USD per square kilometre | 1.38 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0391 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0173 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0873 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6711 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1714 million USD per square kilometre | 1.43 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8115 million USD per square kilometre | 0.274 million USD per square kilometre | 1.38 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5382 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4651 million USD per square kilometre | 0.6095 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 10 Belgium 0.7549 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 11 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7425 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 12 Grenada 0.5323 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 14 Seychelles 0.5184 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 15 United Arab Emirates 0.4321 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 16 Mauritius 0.3805 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Barbados
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -64.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ 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$, per square kilometre in Barbados?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Barbados was 0.523 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 million USD per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0173 million USD per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Barbados rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 13th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.9%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ 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.