Samoa vs Syria: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current) … inflows annual
Samoa
-40.6 % change on previous year
in 2025
Syria
-45.27 % change on previous year
in 2011
Samoa rank
167th
Syria rank
170th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current) … inflows annual over time
- Samoa
- Syria
How they compare
Samoa currently reports -40.6 % change on previous year against -45.27 % change on previous year in Syria, a difference of 4.67 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 167th and Syria ranks 170th of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 311.31 % change on previous year | -113.27 % change on previous year | 424.58 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 1980s | 41.15 % change on previous year | 49.29 % change on previous year | 8.14 % change on previous year | Syria |
| 1990s | -36.94 % change on previous year | 51.77 % change on previous year | 88.7 % change on previous year | Syria |
| 2000s | 118.35 % change on previous year | 35.44 % change on previous year | 82.91 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2010s | -96.59 % change on previous year | -42.82 % change on previous year | 53.77 % change on previous year | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Samoa or Syria?
- Samoa, at -40.6 % change on previous year against -45.27 % change on previous year in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Samoa and Syria?
- 4.67 % change on previous year, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Syria?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2010.
- How do Samoa and Syria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Samoa ranks 167th and Syria ranks 170th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.