South Korea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
South Korea
-31.02 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
-30.23 % change on previous year
in 2024
South Korea rank
133rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
131st
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- South Korea
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports -30.23 % change on previous year against -31.02 % change on previous year in South Korea, a difference of 0.79 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 133rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 131st of 195 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -270.72 % change on previous year | -460.71 % change on previous year | 189.99 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 2000s | 16.28 % change on previous year | -0.9526 % change on previous year | 17.23 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 2010s | 17.56 % change on previous year | -23.72 % change on previous year | 41.29 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 2020s | 35.22 % change on previous year | 0.4791 % change on previous year | 34.74 % change on previous year | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, South Korea or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at -30.23 % change on previous year against -31.02 % change on previous year in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between South Korea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.79 % change on previous year, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- South Korea ranks 133rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 131st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), 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.