Palau vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Palau
-7.44 % change on previous year
in 2023
Samoa
-8.02 % change on previous year
in 2025
Palau rank
102nd
Samoa rank
103rd
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Palau
- Samoa
How they compare
Palau currently reports -7.44 % change on previous year against -8.02 % change on previous year in Samoa, a difference of 0.58 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Samoa ahead.
Palau ranks 102nd and Samoa ranks 103rd of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -154.54 % change on previous year | -226.47 % change on previous year | 71.93 % change on previous year | Palau |
| 2010s | -33.78 % change on previous year | 7.5 % change on previous year | 41.28 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2020s | -27.2 % change on previous year | -59.41 % change on previous year | 32.21 % change on previous year | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Palau or Samoa?
- Palau, at -7.44 % change on previous year against -8.02 % change on previous year in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Palau and Samoa?
- 0.58 % change on previous year, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Samoa?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Palau and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Palau ranks 102nd and Samoa ranks 103rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), 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.