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

Iceland
-201.70 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
-16.68 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Iceland rank
186th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
183rd

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

  • Iceland
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-5.0B05.0B197019972025

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports -16.68 million BoP, current US$ against -201.70 million BoP, current US$ in Iceland, a difference of 185.02 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 186th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 183rd of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 12.58 million BoP, current US$ 0 BoP, current US$ 12.58 million BoP, current US$ Iceland
1980s 9.37 million BoP, current US$ 39,000 BoP, current US$ 9.33 million BoP, current US$ Iceland
1990s 43.06 million BoP, current US$ 645,000 BoP, current US$ 42.42 million BoP, current US$ Iceland
2000s 1.66 billion BoP, current US$ 20.17 million BoP, current US$ 1.64 billion BoP, current US$ Iceland
2010s -447.21 million BoP, current US$ 27.72 million BoP, current US$ 474.93 million BoP, current US$ Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 1.13 billion BoP, current US$ 23.85 million BoP, current US$ 1.10 billion BoP, current US$ Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Iceland or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at -16.68 million BoP, current US$ against -201.70 million BoP, current US$ in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe?
185.02 million BoP, current US$, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Iceland ranks 186th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 183rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.