Cape Verde vs Sierra Leone: Foreign direct investment, net

Cape Verde
-129.99 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Sierra Leone
-121.78 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
76th
Sierra Leone rank
74th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Sierra Leone
-1.0B-750.0M-500.0M-250.0M0250.0M197720012025

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports -121.78 million BoP, current US$ against -129.99 million BoP, current US$ in Cape Verde, a difference of 8.21 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 76th and Sierra Leone ranks 74th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s -648,975 BoP, current US$ 25.41 million BoP, current US$ 26.06 million BoP, current US$ Sierra Leone
1990s -13.30 million BoP, current US$ -3.44 million BoP, current US$ 9.86 million BoP, current US$ Sierra Leone
2000s -90.37 million BoP, current US$ -54.36 million BoP, current US$ 36.02 million BoP, current US$ Sierra Leone
2010s -108.61 million BoP, current US$ -382.82 million BoP, current US$ 274.22 million BoP, current US$ Cape Verde
2020s -99.92 million BoP, current US$ -135.54 million BoP, current US$ 35.62 million BoP, current US$ Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Cape Verde or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at -121.78 million BoP, current US$ against -129.99 million BoP, current US$ in Cape Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?
8.21 million BoP, current US$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Sierra Leone rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Cape Verde ranks 76th and Sierra Leone ranks 74th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
197 places, 7,300 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.