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

Norway
-7.82 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
South Africa
-2.16 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Norway rank
195th
South Africa rank
193rd

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

  • Norway
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports -2.16 billion BoP, current US$ against -7.82 billion BoP, current US$ in Norway, a difference of 5.66 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Norway ranks 195th and South Africa ranks 193rd of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 308.45 million BoP, current US$ 92.33 million BoP, current US$ 216.12 million BoP, current US$ Norway
1980s 390.86 million BoP, current US$ 13.72 million BoP, current US$ 377.14 million BoP, current US$ Norway
1990s 2.59 billion BoP, current US$ 849.65 million BoP, current US$ 1.74 billion BoP, current US$ Norway
2000s 9.96 billion BoP, current US$ 4.24 billion BoP, current US$ 5.71 billion BoP, current US$ Norway
2010s 6.69 billion BoP, current US$ 4.30 billion BoP, current US$ 2.39 billion BoP, current US$ Norway
2020s 7.91 billion BoP, current US$ 9.51 billion BoP, current US$ 1.61 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$), gaps filled, Norway or South Africa?
South Africa, at -2.16 billion BoP, current US$ against -7.82 billion BoP, current US$ in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Norway and South Africa?
5.66 billion BoP, current US$, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and South Africa?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Norway and South Africa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Norway ranks 195th and South Africa ranks 193rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.