Samoa vs South Sudan: Foreign direct investment, net
Foreign direct investment, net over time
- Samoa
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 2.21 million BoP, current US$ against -1.83 million BoP, current US$ in Samoa, a difference of 4.04 million BoP, current US$.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was South Sudan ahead.
Samoa ranks 46th and South Sudan ranks 43rd of 196 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Samoa or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 2.21 million BoP, current US$ against -1.83 million BoP, current US$ in Samoa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Samoa and South Sudan?
- 4.04 million BoP, current US$, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Sudan?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
- How do Samoa and South Sudan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
- Samoa ranks 46th and South Sudan ranks 43rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.