Finland vs Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Finland
-50.63 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
-70.83 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Finland rank
187th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
188th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Finland
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Finland currently reports -50.63 BoP, current US$ per person against -70.83 BoP, current US$ per person in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 20.2 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 187th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 202 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.54 BoP, current US$ per person | Finland |
| 1980s | 43.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 43.57 BoP, current US$ per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 836.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 827.37 BoP, current US$ per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 1,633 BoP, current US$ per person | 119.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,514 BoP, current US$ per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 1,264 BoP, current US$ per person | 141.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,123 BoP, current US$ per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 1,537 BoP, current US$ per person | 109.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,428 BoP, current US$ per person | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Finland or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Finland, at -50.63 BoP, current US$ per person against -70.83 BoP, current US$ per person in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Finland and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 20.2 BoP, current US$ per person, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Finland ranks 187th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.