Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
18.9
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
21.87
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
190th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
188th

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-200-1000100200199020072024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 21.87 against 18.9 in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 2.97.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 190th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 222 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic People's Republic of Korea averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 12.88 1.44 11.43 Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2000s 14.28 20.16 5.88 Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 69.23 27.57 41.66 Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2020s 13.32 44.93 31.61 Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 21.87 against 18.9 in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Sao Tome and Principe?
2.97, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Sao Tome and Principe?
30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 190th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 222 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.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States dollars)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
258 places, 8,418 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed