Aruba vs Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign direct investment, net

Aruba
192.34 million BoP, current US$
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
20.51 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Aruba rank
32nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
35th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Aruba
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-400.0M-200.0M0200.0M400.0M600.0M198820062024

How they compare

Aruba currently reports 192.34 million BoP, current US$ against 20.51 million BoP, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 171.82 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Aruba's figure about 9.4 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Aruba ranks 32nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 35th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s -249.70 million BoP, current US$ -2.53 million BoP, current US$ 247.17 million BoP, current US$ Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 46.21 million BoP, current US$ -18.07 million BoP, current US$ 64.27 million BoP, current US$ Aruba
2010s -86.66 million BoP, current US$ -26.43 million BoP, current US$ 60.23 million BoP, current US$ Sao Tome and Principe
2020s -52.95 million BoP, current US$ -32.80 million BoP, current US$ 20.15 million BoP, current US$ Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Aruba or Sao Tome and Principe?
Aruba, at 192.34 million BoP, current US$ against 20.51 million BoP, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Aruba and Sao Tome and Principe?
171.82 million BoP, current US$, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Sao Tome and Principe?
27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Aruba and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Aruba ranks 32nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 35th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 7,322 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.