Comoros vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) over time
- Comoros
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports -1.83 million BoP, current US$ against -5.35 million BoP, current US$ in Comoros, a difference of 3.53 million BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 50th and Samoa ranks 47th of 197 countries.
Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.70 million BoP, current US$ | -14.86 million BoP, current US$ | 10.16 million BoP, current US$ | Comoros |
| 2010s | -7.66 million BoP, current US$ | -8.07 million BoP, current US$ | 409,046 BoP, current US$ | Comoros |
| 2020s | -4.35 million BoP, current US$ | -4.60 million BoP, current US$ | 256,675 BoP, current US$ | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Comoros or Samoa?
- Samoa, at -1.83 million BoP, current US$ against -5.35 million BoP, current US$ in Comoros as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Comoros and Samoa?
- 3.53 million BoP, current US$, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Samoa?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
- Comoros ranks 50th and Samoa ranks 47th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.