Afghanistan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States)
Afghanistan
20.6 million current US$
in 2021
Sao Tome and Principe
21.87 million current US$
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
190th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
189th
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States) over time
- Afghanistan
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 21.87 million current US$ against 20.6 million current US$ in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.27 million current US$.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 190th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189th of 224 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8578 million current US$ | 1.21 million current US$ | 0.3506 million current US$ | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 123.68 million current US$ | 20.16 million current US$ | 103.52 million current US$ | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 70.11 million current US$ | 27.57 million current US$ | 42.53 million current US$ | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 16.79 million current US$ | 25.91 million current US$ | 9.13 million current US$ | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows, Afghanistan or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 21.87 million current US$ against 20.6 million current US$ in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows between Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 1.27 million current US$, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows?
- Afghanistan ranks 190th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189th of 224 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States dollars). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.