Burkina Faso vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP

Burkina Faso
0.4%
in 2024
Samoa
0.3%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
175th
Samoa rank
178th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Samoa
02468200020122024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 175th and Samoa ranks 178th of 212 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6% 1.7% 1.2% Samoa
2010s 1.8% 1.6% 0.2% Burkina Faso
2020s 0.7% 0.5% 0.2% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp, Burkina Faso or Samoa?
Burkina Faso, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp between Burkina Faso and Samoa?
0.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Samoa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
Burkina Faso ranks 175th and Samoa ranks 178th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
249 places, 6,020 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed