Curacao vs Sierra Leone: Foreign direct investment, net

Curacao
-129.34 million BoP, current US$
in 2023
Sierra Leone
-121.78 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Curacao rank
75th
Sierra Leone rank
74th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Curacao
  • Sierra Leone
-1.0B-750.0M-500.0M-250.0M0250.0M197720002024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports -121.78 million BoP, current US$ against -129.34 million BoP, current US$ in Curacao, a difference of 7.55 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Curacao ahead.

Curacao ranks 75th and Sierra Leone ranks 74th of 196 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Curacao averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Curacao Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2010s -116.53 million BoP, current US$ -398.87 million BoP, current US$ 282.33 million BoP, current US$ Curacao
2020s -150.87 million BoP, current US$ -138.98 million BoP, current US$ 11.90 million BoP, current US$ Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Curacao or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at -121.78 million BoP, current US$ against -129.34 million BoP, current US$ in Curacao as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Curacao and Sierra Leone?
7.55 million BoP, current US$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and Sierra Leone?
13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do Curacao and Sierra Leone rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Curacao ranks 75th and Sierra Leone ranks 74th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
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.