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Foreign direct investment to GDP in Barbados

Latest: 3.4%
Previous: 4.0%
Change: -0.58 (-14.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Foreign direct investment to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Foreign direct investment to GDP in Barbados
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	6.5%
Dec 31, 1971	8.4%
Dec 31, 1972	9.0%
Dec 31, 1973	2.2%
Dec 31, 1974	0.8%
Dec 31, 1975	1.1%
Dec 31, 1976	1.6%
Dec 31, 1977	1.0%
Dec 31, 1978	1.6%
Dec 31, 1979	4.5%
Dec 31, 1980	2.9%
Dec 31, 1981	3.3%
Dec 31, 1982	3.0%
Dec 31, 1983	1.3%
Dec 31, 1984	2.7%
Dec 31, 1985	0.3%
Dec 31, 1986	0.5%
Dec 31, 1987	0.4%
Dec 31, 1988	1.4%
Dec 31, 1989	0.4%
Dec 31, 1990	0.6%
Dec 31, 1991	0.4%
Dec 31, 1992	0.7%
Dec 31, 1993	0.5%
Dec 31, 1994	0.6%
Dec 31, 1995	2.9%
Dec 31, 1996	0.7%
Dec 31, 1997	1.1%
Dec 31, 1998	1.0%
Dec 31, 1999	1.6%
Dec 31, 2000	2.4%
Dec 31, 2001	3.0%
Dec 31, 2002	7.4%
Dec 31, 2003	5.8%
Dec 31, 2004	6.6%
Dec 31, 2005	10.2%
Dec 31, 2006	8.1%
Dec 31, 2007	10.2%
Dec 31, 2008	12.8%
Dec 31, 2009	8.0%
Dec 31, 2010	7.8%
Dec 31, 2011	8.3%
Dec 31, 2012	9.6%
Dec 31, 2013	1.8%
Dec 31, 2014	13.3%
Dec 31, 2015	12.1%
Dec 31, 2016	9.8%
Dec 31, 2017	1.6%
Dec 31, 2018	4.0%
Dec 31, 2019	3.5%
Dec 31, 2020	4.9%
Dec 31, 2021	4.0%
Dec 31, 2022	2.9%
Dec 31, 2023	3.1%
Dec 31, 2024	4.0%
Dec 31, 2025	3.4%

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