French Polynesia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

French Polynesia
-49.21 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
-70.83 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
French Polynesia rank
186th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
188th

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

  • French Polynesia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-2000200400600197419992024

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports -49.21 BoP, current US$ per person against -70.83 BoP, current US$ per person in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 21.62 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1975 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 186th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 1.86 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person 1.86 BoP, current US$ per person French Polynesia
1980s 25.79 BoP, current US$ per person 0.3778 BoP, current US$ per person 25.41 BoP, current US$ per person French Polynesia
1990s 22.93 BoP, current US$ per person 8.78 BoP, current US$ per person 14.15 BoP, current US$ per person French Polynesia
2000s 93.67 BoP, current US$ per person 119.65 BoP, current US$ per person 25.98 BoP, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 255.68 BoP, current US$ per person 141.31 BoP, current US$ per person 114.37 BoP, current US$ per person French Polynesia
2020s -50.69 BoP, current US$ per person 109.12 BoP, current US$ per person 159.81 BoP, current US$ per person 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$), per capita, French Polynesia or Sao Tome and Principe?
French Polynesia, at -49.21 BoP, current US$ per person against -70.83 BoP, current US$ per person in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between French Polynesia and Sao Tome and Principe?
21.62 BoP, current US$ per person, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Sao Tome and Principe?
45 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do French Polynesia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
French Polynesia ranks 186th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.