French Polynesia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

French Polynesia
-13.87 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
-16.68 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
French Polynesia rank
182nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
183rd

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

  • French Polynesia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-50.0M050.0M100.0M150.0M197419992024

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports -13.87 million BoP, current US$ against -16.68 million BoP, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 2.81 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 182nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 183rd of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 266,000 BoP, current US$ 0 BoP, current US$ 266,000 BoP, current US$ French Polynesia
1980s 4.59 million BoP, current US$ 39,000 BoP, current US$ 4.55 million BoP, current US$ French Polynesia
1990s 8.95 million BoP, current US$ 645,000 BoP, current US$ 8.30 million BoP, current US$ French Polynesia
2000s 24.16 million BoP, current US$ 20.17 million BoP, current US$ 3.99 million BoP, current US$ French Polynesia
2010s 70.27 million BoP, current US$ 27.72 million BoP, current US$ 42.55 million BoP, current US$ French Polynesia
2020s -14.20 million BoP, current US$ 23.85 million BoP, current US$ 38.05 million BoP, current US$ Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, French Polynesia or Sao Tome and Principe?
French Polynesia, at -13.87 million BoP, current US$ against -16.68 million BoP, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between French Polynesia and Sao Tome and Principe?
2.81 million BoP, current US$, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Sao Tome and Principe?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do French Polynesia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
French Polynesia ranks 182nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 183rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.