Bhutan vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Bhutan
2.82 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Samoa
2.22 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Bhutan rank
175th
Samoa rank
176th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time

  • Bhutan
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 2.82 million BoP, current US$ against 2.22 million BoP, current US$ in Samoa, a difference of 595,710 BoP, current US$.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 175th and Samoa ranks 176th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 420,000 BoP, current US$ 160,000 BoP, current US$ 260,000 BoP, current US$ Bhutan
1990s 515,040 BoP, current US$ 4.97 million BoP, current US$ 4.45 million BoP, current US$ Samoa
2000s 12.58 million BoP, current US$ 9.53 million BoP, current US$ 3.05 million BoP, current US$ Bhutan
2010s 19.22 million BoP, current US$ 12.62 million BoP, current US$ 6.60 million BoP, current US$ Bhutan
2020s 5.08 million BoP, current US$ 4.86 million BoP, current US$ 219,486 BoP, current US$ Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Bhutan or Samoa?
Bhutan, at 2.82 million BoP, current US$ against 2.22 million BoP, current US$ in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Bhutan and Samoa?
595,710 BoP, current US$, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Samoa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Bhutan ranks 175th and Samoa ranks 176th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.