Barbados - Foreign direct investment

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Barbados was $7,500,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $560,212,000 in 2011 and ($67,595,200) in 2014.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

See also:

Year Value
1970 $2,400,000
1971 $860,814
1972 $1,769,653
1973 $816,651
1974 $128,091
1975 $786,580
1976 $719,500
1977 $248,000
1978 ($398,000)
1979 $188,500
1980 $600,000
1981 $1,200,000
1982 $500,000
1983 $1,400,000
1984 $1,500,000
1985 $2,250,000
1986 $2,750,000
1987 $2,450,000
1988 $950,000
1989 $2,950,000
1990 $1,400,000
1991 $1,300,000
1992 $850,000
1993 $2,600,000
1994 $1,100,000
1995 $3,300,000
1996 $3,550,000
1997 $1,200,000
1998 $950,000
1999 $1,300,000
2000 $22,832,500
2001 $25,582,500
2002 $24,976,500
2003 $25,032,500
2004 $53,562,280
2005 $156,877,000
2006 $44,447,910
2007 $82,238,760
2008 $73,432,250
2009 $127,830,400
2010 $324,127,100
2011 $560,212,000
2012 $39,904,870
2013 $26,296,160
2014 ($67,595,200)
2015 $322,197,000
2016 $94,663,330
2017 ($27,652,180)
2018 $9,204,500
2019 $27,828,810
2020 $7,500,000

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in Barbados was 0.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 12.03 in 2011, while its lowest value was -1.44 in 2014.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

See also:

Year Value
1974 0.04
1975 0.20
1976 0.17
1977 0.05
1978 -0.07
1979 0.03
1980 0.06
1981 0.11
1982 0.04
1983 0.11
1984 0.11
1985 0.16
1986 0.18
1987 0.14
1988 0.05
1989 0.15
1990 0.07
1991 0.06
1992 0.04
1993 0.13
1994 0.05
1995 0.15
1996 0.15
1997 0.05
1998 0.03
1999 0.04
2000 0.75
2001 0.84
2002 0.80
2003 0.78
2004 1.56
2005 4.11
2006 1.05
2007 1.76
2008 1.53
2009 2.86
2010 7.16
2011 12.03
2012 0.87
2013 0.56
2014 -1.44
2015 6.83
2016 1.96
2017 -0.56
2018 0.18
2019 0.53
2020 0.17

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Barbados was ($463,025,700) as of 2016. Over the past 49 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $100,659,100 in 2011 and ($821,282,700) in 2014.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1967 ($7,012,258)
1968 ($7,594,000)
1969 ($7,174,500)
1970 ($8,468,500)
1971 ($14,795,360)
1972 ($17,370,180)
1973 ($4,813,649)
1974 ($2,269,594)
1975 ($3,702,573)
1976 ($6,178,000)
1977 ($4,666,000)
1978 ($9,385,000)
1979 ($30,117,000)
1980 ($28,700,000)
1981 ($36,100,000)
1982 ($34,650,000)
1983 ($14,750,000)
1984 ($34,500,000)
1985 ($2,600,000)
1986 ($5,000,000)
1987 ($4,650,000)
1988 ($25,029,410)
1989 ($5,732,964)
1990 ($9,813,283)
1991 ($6,124,921)
1992 ($13,600,000)
1993 ($6,802,114)
1994 ($11,850,000)
1995 ($60,503,750)
1996 ($12,286,480)
1997 ($27,003,500)
1998 ($28,210,480)
1999 ($46,239,500)
2000 ($50,864,440)
2001 ($65,922,410)
2002 ($203,366,800)
2003 ($159,668,800)
2004 ($174,772,200)
2005 ($233,184,400)
2006 ($297,819,600)
2007 ($394,165,800)
2008 ($541,690,600)
2009 ($228,177,900)
2010 ($101,210,200)
2011 $100,659,100
2012 ($488,140,800)
2013 ($77,793,300)
2014 ($821,282,700)
2015 ($366,328,900)
2016 ($463,025,700)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Barbados was $262,100,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $753,687,500 in 2014 and $2,397,685 in 1974.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

See also:

Year Value
1970 $10,868,500
1971 $15,656,170
1972 $19,139,840
1973 $5,630,301
1974 $2,397,685
1975 $4,489,153
1976 $6,897,500
1977 $4,914,000
1978 $8,987,000
1979 $30,305,500
1980 $29,300,000
1981 $37,300,000
1982 $35,150,000
1983 $16,150,000
1984 $36,000,000
1985 $4,850,000
1986 $7,750,000
1987 $7,100,000
1988 $25,979,410
1989 $8,682,964
1990 $11,213,280
1991 $7,424,921
1992 $14,450,000
1993 $9,402,114
1994 $12,950,000
1995 $63,803,750
1996 $15,836,480
1997 $28,203,500
1998 $29,160,480
1999 $47,539,500
2000 $73,696,940
2001 $91,504,910
2002 $228,343,200
2003 $184,701,300
2004 $228,334,500
2005 $390,061,400
2006 $342,267,500
2007 $476,404,600
2008 $615,122,900
2009 $356,008,300
2010 $425,337,300
2011 $459,552,900
2012 $528,045,700
2013 $104,089,400
2014 $753,687,500
2015 $688,526,000
2016 $557,689,000
2017 $206,157,400
2018 $241,596,500
2019 $215,370,100
2020 $262,100,000

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Barbados was 5.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 16.05 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.34 in 1985.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1974 0.77
1975 1.12
1976 1.58
1977 0.99
1978 1.63
1979 4.52
1980 2.89
1981 3.35
1982 3.02
1983 1.31
1984 2.67
1985 0.34
1986 0.50
1987 0.42
1988 1.43
1989 0.43
1990 0.56
1991 0.37
1992 0.74
1993 0.46
1994 0.60
1995 2.88
1996 0.67
1997 1.13
1998 1.04
1999 1.61
2000 2.41
2001 3.00
2002 7.35
2003 5.75
2004 6.63
2005 10.21
2006 8.12
2007 10.19
2008 12.86
2009 7.97
2010 9.39
2011 9.87
2012 11.45
2013 2.23
2014 16.05
2015 14.60
2016 11.55
2017 4.14
2018 4.75
2019 4.13
2020 5.93

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments