Barbados vs Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Barbados
34.75 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
35.34 % change on previous year
in 2024
Barbados rank
60th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
58th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Barbados
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 35.34 % change on previous year against 34.75 % change on previous year in Barbados, a difference of 0.59 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 60th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 58th of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.66 % change on previous year | -70.83 % change on previous year | 170.5 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 1990s | 17.33 % change on previous year | 478.27 % change on previous year | 460.94 % change on previous year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 31.8 % change on previous year | 54.72 % change on previous year | 22.92 % change on previous year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 62.82 % change on previous year | 23.88 % change on previous year | 38.94 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 2020s | 8.75 % change on previous year | 0.6337 % change on previous year | 8.12 % change on previous year | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Barbados or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 35.34 % change on previous year against 34.75 % change on previous year in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.59 % change on previous year, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Barbados ranks 60th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 58th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.