Aruba vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Aruba
956.07 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
5.26 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Aruba rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
42nd

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Aruba
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Aruba currently reports 956.07 BoP, current US$ per person against 5.26 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 950.81 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Aruba's figure about 181.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Aruba ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1980s 61.65 BoP, current US$ per person 3.25 BoP, current US$ per person 58.4 BoP, current US$ per person Aruba
1990s 1,291 BoP, current US$ per person 6.58 BoP, current US$ per person 1,284 BoP, current US$ per person Aruba
2000s -464.77 BoP, current US$ per person 25.18 BoP, current US$ per person 489.95 BoP, current US$ per person Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 1,023 BoP, current US$ per person 36.73 BoP, current US$ per person 986.07 BoP, current US$ per person Aruba
2020s 942.29 BoP, current US$ per person 35.27 BoP, current US$ per person 907.02 BoP, current US$ per person Aruba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Aruba or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Aruba, at 956.07 BoP, current US$ per person against 5.26 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Aruba and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
950.81 BoP, current US$ per person, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Aruba and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Aruba ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.