Cabo Verde vs Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP): Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 22 - Returns on direct

Cabo Verde
0.7999 Percent per annum
in 2022
Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)
0.7688 Percent per annum
in 2022
Cabo Verde rank
3rd
Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) rank
6th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 22 - Returns on direct over time

  • Cabo Verde
  • Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)
-60.0k-40.0k-20.0k0200520132022

How they compare

Cabo Verde currently reports 0.7999 Percent per annum against 0.7688 Percent per annum in Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP), a difference of 0.0311 Percent per annum.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Cabo Verde ahead.

Cabo Verde ranks 3rd and Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) ranks 6th of 4 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cabo Verde averaged higher in 1 and Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cabo Verde Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) Difference Ahead
2000s -18,531 Percent per annum 24.1 Percent per annum 18,555 Percent per annum Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)
2010s 0.6353 Percent per annum 0.2429 Percent per annum 0.3924 Percent per annum Cabo Verde
2020s 0.9928 Percent per annum 1.26 Percent per annum 0.2647 Percent per annum Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 22 - returns on direct, Cabo Verde or Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)?
Cabo Verde, at 0.7999 Percent per annum against 0.7688 Percent per annum in Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) as of 2022.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 22 - returns on direct between Cabo Verde and Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)?
0.0311 Percent per annum, with Cabo Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde and Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)?
12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Cabo Verde and Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 22 - returns on direct?
Cabo Verde ranks 3rd and Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) ranks 6th of 4 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 22 - Returns on direct investments — Return on outward direct investment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 22 - Returns on direct investments — Return on outward direct investment
Unit
Percent per annum
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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39 places, 603 data points, 2001–2022
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 22 shows indicators of returns on direct investments, as a percentage of GDP and in US dollars. Includes investment liabilities, debit, assets, and credit, and returns on inward and outward flows of investments.