Benin vs Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Benin
-30.52 % change on previous year
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
-30.23 % change on previous year
in 2024
Benin rank
132nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
131st
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Benin
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports -30.23 % change on previous year against -30.52 % change on previous year in Benin, a difference of 0.29 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 132nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 131st of 195 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -75.77 % change on previous year | -460.71 % change on previous year | 384.95 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 2000s | -60.77 % change on previous year | -0.9526 % change on previous year | 59.82 % change on previous year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | -22 % change on previous year | -23.72 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 2020s | -29.44 % change on previous year | 8.16 % change on previous year | 37.6 % change on previous year | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Benin or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at -30.23 % change on previous year against -30.52 % change on previous year in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.29 % change on previous year, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Benin ranks 132nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 131st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.