Iraq vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Iraq
-42.61 % change on previous year
in 2024
Samoa
-40.6 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iraq rank
168th
Samoa rank
167th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Iraq
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports -40.6 % change on previous year against -42.61 % change on previous year in Iraq, a difference of 2.01 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 168th and Samoa ranks 167th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.8 % change on previous year | 173.55 % change on previous year | 128.75 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 1980s | -30.28 % change on previous year | 32.55 % change on previous year | 62.82 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 1990s | 262.91 % change on previous year | -23.98 % change on previous year | 286.89 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 2000s | 43.14 % change on previous year | 137.7 % change on previous year | 94.55 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2010s | -39.03 % change on previous year | 14.83 % change on previous year | 53.86 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2020s | -32.77 % change on previous year | 73 % change on previous year | 105.77 % 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$), annual, Iraq or Samoa?
- Samoa, at -40.6 % change on previous year against -42.61 % change on previous year in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Iraq and Samoa?
- 2.01 % change on previous year, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Samoa?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Iraq ranks 168th and Samoa ranks 167th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.