Cape Verde vs Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Cape Verde
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 39.95 % change on previous year against 35.34 % change on previous year in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 4.61 % change on previous year.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 56th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 58th of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -74.72 % change on previous year | -70.83 % change on previous year | 3.88 % change on previous year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 150.53 % change on previous year | 478.27 % change on previous year | 327.74 % change on previous year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 28.97 % change on previous year | 54.72 % change on previous year | 25.75 % change on previous year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 6.19 % change on previous year | 23.88 % change on previous year | 17.68 % change on previous year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 4.61 % change on previous year | 0.6337 % change on previous year | 3.97 % change on previous year | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Cape Verde or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Cape Verde, at 39.95 % change on previous year against 35.34 % change on previous year in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 4.61 % change on previous year, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Cape Verde ranks 56th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 58th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.