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

Sao Tome and Principe
-16.68 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Tonga
-12.08 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
183rd
Tonga rank
181st

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

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Tonga
-25.0M025.0M50.0M75.0M197119972024

How they compare

Tonga currently reports -12.08 million BoP, current US$ against -16.68 million BoP, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 4.60 million BoP, current US$.

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

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 183rd and Tonga ranks 181st of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ 15,000 BoP, current US$ 15,000 BoP, current US$ Tonga
1980s 39,000 BoP, current US$ 51,722 BoP, current US$ 12,722 BoP, current US$ Tonga
1990s 645,000 BoP, current US$ 669,117 BoP, current US$ 24,117 BoP, current US$ Tonga
2000s 20.17 million BoP, current US$ 8.36 million BoP, current US$ 11.81 million BoP, current US$ Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 27.72 million BoP, current US$ 6.38 million BoP, current US$ 21.34 million BoP, current US$ Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 23.85 million BoP, current US$ -492,596 BoP, current US$ 24.34 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$), gaps filled, Sao Tome and Principe or Tonga?
Tonga, at -12.08 million BoP, current US$ 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$), gaps filled between Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?
4.60 million BoP, current US$, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?
51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 183rd and Tonga ranks 181st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.