Bhutan vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- Bhutan
- Samoa
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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About this data
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.