Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Barbados's foreign direct investment stands at 273.09M as of 2025-12-31, down from 303.06M in 2024. Historical data runs from 1970 to 2025 (56 observations).
In 2025, Barbados's foreign direct investment was 273.09M, down from 303.06M in 2024.
In 2024, Barbados's foreign direct investment was 303.06M, up from 224.90M in 2023.
In 2023, Barbados's foreign direct investment was 224.90M, up from 200.00M in 2022.
In 2022, Barbados's foreign direct investment was 200.00M, down from 238.74M in 2021.
In 2021, Barbados's foreign direct investment was 238.74M, down from 262.10M in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 273.09M | -29.97M |
| 2024 | 303.06M | +78.16M |
| 2023 | 224.90M | +24.90M |
| 2022 | 200.00M | -38.74M |
| 2021 | 238.74M | -23.36M |
| 2020 | 262.10M | +46.73M |
| 2019 | 215.37M | -26.23M |
| 2018 | 241.60M | +150.11M |
| 2017 | 91.48M | -466.02M |
| 2016 | 557.50M | -131.03M |
| 2015 | 688.53M | -65.16M |
| 2014 | 753.69M | +649.60M |
| 2013 | 104.09M | -423.96M |
| 2012 | 528.05M | +68.49M |
| 2011 | 459.55M | +34.22M |
| 2010 | 425.34M | +69.33M |
| 2009 | 356.01M | -259.11M |
| 2008 | 615.12M | +138.72M |
| 2007 | 476.40M | +134.14M |
| 2006 | 342.27M | -47.79M |
| 2005 | 390.06M | +161.73M |
| 2004 | 228.33M | +43.63M |
| 2003 | 184.70M | -43.64M |
| 2002 | 228.34M | +136.84M |
| 2001 | 91.50M | +17.81M |
| 2000 | 73.70M | +26.16M |
| 1999 | 47.54M | +18.38M |
| 1998 | 29.16M | +956,983 |
| 1997 | 28.20M | +12.37M |
| 1996 | 15.84M | -47.97M |
| 1995 | 63.80M | +50.85M |
| 1994 | 12.95M | +3.55M |
| 1993 | 9.40M | -5.05M |
| 1992 | 14.45M | +7.03M |
| 1991 | 7.42M | -3.79M |
| 1990 | 11.21M | +2.53M |
| 1989 | 8.68M | -17.30M |
| 1988 | 25.98M | +18.88M |
| 1987 | 7.10M | -650,000 |
| 1986 | 7.75M | +2.90M |
| 1985 | 4.85M | -31.15M |
| 1984 | 36.00M | +19.85M |
| 1983 | 16.15M | -19.00M |
| 1982 | 35.15M | -2.15M |
| 1981 | 37.30M | +8.00M |
| 1980 | 29.30M | -1.01M |
| 1979 | 30.31M | +21.32M |
| 1978 | 8.99M | +4.07M |
| 1977 | 4.91M | -1.98M |
| 1976 | 6.90M | +2.41M |
| 1975 | 4.49M | +2.09M |
| 1974 | 2.40M | -3.23M |
| 1973 | 5.63M | -13.51M |
| 1972 | 19.14M | +3.48M |
| 1971 | 15.66M | +4.79M |
| 1970 | 10.87M | — |
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Barbados's foreign direct investment is 273.09M as of 2025-12-31, compared with 303.06M in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 753.69M (2014); the lowest is 2.40M (1974), across data from 1970 to 2025.
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