Samoa vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Samoa
-40.6 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sweden
-37.67 % change on previous year
in 2025
Samoa rank
167th
Sweden rank
165th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Samoa
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports -37.67 % change on previous year against -40.6 % change on previous year in Samoa, a difference of 2.93 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.
Samoa ranks 167th and Sweden ranks 165th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 128.36 % change on previous year | -8.39 % change on previous year | 136.75 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 1980s | 41.15 % change on previous year | 54.22 % change on previous year | 13.07 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 1990s | -42.21 % change on previous year | 80.19 % change on previous year | 122.4 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 2000s | 118.35 % change on previous year | 8.03 % change on previous year | 110.32 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2010s | 30.81 % change on previous year | -53.58 % change on previous year | 84.39 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2020s | 54.07 % change on previous year | 31.28 % change on previous year | 22.79 % 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$), annual, Samoa or Sweden?
- Sweden, at -37.67 % change on previous year against -40.6 % change on previous year in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Samoa and Sweden?
- 2.93 % change on previous year, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sweden?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Samoa ranks 167th and Sweden ranks 165th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.