Kiribati vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- Kiribati
- Samoa
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 4.16 million BoP, current US$ against 2.22 million BoP, current US$ in Samoa, a difference of 1.94 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.9 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Samoa ahead.
Kiribati ranks 174th and Samoa ranks 176th of 202 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 60,000 BoP, current US$ | 60,000 BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 1980s | 8,119 BoP, current US$ | 154,815 BoP, current US$ | 146,696 BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 1990s | 312,542 BoP, current US$ | 4.97 million BoP, current US$ | 4.65 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 2000s | 1.14 million BoP, current US$ | 9.53 million BoP, current US$ | 8.39 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 2010s | -579,758 BoP, current US$ | 12.62 million BoP, current US$ | 13.20 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 2020s | 4.21 million BoP, current US$ | 4.42 million BoP, current US$ | 210,738 BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Kiribati or Samoa?
- Kiribati, at 4.16 million BoP, current US$ against 2.22 million BoP, current US$ in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Kiribati and Samoa?
- 1.94 million BoP, current US$, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Kiribati ranks 174th and Samoa ranks 176th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.