Botswana vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Botswana
-36.99 % change on previous year
in 2024
Samoa
-40.6 % change on previous year
in 2025
Botswana rank
164th
Samoa rank
167th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Botswana
- Samoa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports -36.99 % change on previous year against -40.6 % change on previous year in Samoa, a difference of 3.61 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Samoa ahead.
Botswana ranks 164th and Samoa ranks 167th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 146.22 % change on previous year | 127.31 % change on previous year | 18.91 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1980s | 10.88 % change on previous year | 41.15 % change on previous year | 30.27 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 1990s | 85.67 % change on previous year | -42.21 % change on previous year | 127.88 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2000s | -2.68 % change on previous year | 130.05 % change on previous year | 132.73 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2010s | 56.02 % change on previous year | 14.83 % change on previous year | 41.2 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2020s | 55.97 % change on previous year | 65.71 % change on previous year | 9.74 % change on previous year | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Botswana or Samoa?
- Botswana, at -36.99 % change on previous year against -40.6 % change on previous year in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Botswana and Samoa?
- 3.61 % change on previous year, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Samoa?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Botswana ranks 164th and Samoa ranks 167th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.