Finland vs South Africa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Finland
-50.63 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
South Africa
-33.37 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Finland rank
187th
South Africa rank
184th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Finland
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports -33.37 BoP, current US$ per person against -50.63 BoP, current US$ per person in Finland, a difference of 17.26 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
Finland ranks 187th and South Africa ranks 184th of 202 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.45 BoP, current US$ per person | Finland |
| 1980s | 43.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6343 BoP, current US$ per person | 43.28 BoP, current US$ per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 526.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 507.98 BoP, current US$ per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 1,633 BoP, current US$ per person | 85.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,548 BoP, current US$ per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 1,264 BoP, current US$ per person | 77.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,187 BoP, current US$ per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 1,273 BoP, current US$ per person | 154.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,118 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$), per capita, Finland or South Africa?
- South Africa, at -33.37 BoP, current US$ per person against -50.63 BoP, current US$ per person in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Finland and South Africa?
- 17.26 BoP, current US$ per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and South Africa?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Finland and South Africa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Finland ranks 187th and South Africa ranks 184th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.