Estonia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Estonia
-1.8%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
-2.0%
in 2024
Estonia rank
188th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
191st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Estonia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Estonia currently reports -1.8% against -2.0% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 188th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 191st of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 1.7% | 4.0% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 13.2% | 2.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 10.6% | 4.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 5.2% | 3.1% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Estonia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Estonia, at -1.8% against -2.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Estonia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.2%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Estonia ranks 188th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 191st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.