Estonia vs South Africa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Estonia
-838.20 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
South Africa
-2.16 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Estonia rank
191st
South Africa rank
193rd

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

  • Estonia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports -838.20 million BoP, current US$ against -2.16 billion BoP, current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 1.32 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 191st and South Africa ranks 193rd of 202 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 254.66 million BoP, current US$ 1.04 billion BoP, current US$ 785.10 million BoP, current US$ South Africa
2000s 1.52 billion BoP, current US$ 4.24 billion BoP, current US$ 2.73 billion BoP, current US$ South Africa
2010s 1.47 billion BoP, current US$ 4.30 billion BoP, current US$ 2.83 billion BoP, current US$ South Africa
2020s 2.33 billion BoP, current US$ 9.51 billion BoP, current US$ 7.18 billion BoP, current US$ South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Estonia or South Africa?
Estonia, at -838.20 million BoP, current US$ against -2.16 billion BoP, current US$ in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Estonia and South Africa?
1.32 billion BoP, current US$, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Estonia and South Africa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Estonia ranks 191st and South Africa ranks 193rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.