Burkina Faso vs South Africa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Burkina Faso
-8.59 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
South Africa
-33.37 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
181st
South Africa rank
184th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- South Africa
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports -8.59 BoP, current US$ per person against -33.37 BoP, current US$ per person in South Africa, a difference of 24.78 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 181st and South Africa ranks 184th of 202 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2858 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 BoP, current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.2509 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6343 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3835 BoP, current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.7009 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.97 BoP, current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 85.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 82.63 BoP, current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 13.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 77.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 64.04 BoP, current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 3.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 191.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 188.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 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$), per capita, Burkina Faso or South Africa?
- Burkina Faso, at -8.59 BoP, current US$ per person against -33.37 BoP, current US$ per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Burkina Faso and South Africa?
- 24.78 BoP, current US$ per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and South Africa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 181st and South Africa ranks 184th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.