Gambia vs Liberia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Gambia
84.19 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Liberia
84.01 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Gambia rank
119th
Liberia rank
120th

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

  • Gambia
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 84.19 BoP, current US$ per person against 84.01 BoP, current US$ per person in Liberia, a difference of 0.18 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Liberia ahead.

Gambia ranks 119th and Liberia ranks 120th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Liberia Difference Ahead
1970s 3.27 BoP, current US$ per person 46.7 BoP, current US$ per person 43.43 BoP, current US$ per person Liberia
1980s 1.45 BoP, current US$ per person 56.26 BoP, current US$ per person 54.81 BoP, current US$ per person Liberia
1990s 11.95 BoP, current US$ per person 27.72 BoP, current US$ per person 15.77 BoP, current US$ per person Liberia
2000s 31.17 BoP, current US$ per person 35.24 BoP, current US$ per person 4.07 BoP, current US$ per person Liberia
2010s 25.42 BoP, current US$ per person 229.8 BoP, current US$ per person 204.39 BoP, current US$ per person Liberia
2020s 84.26 BoP, current US$ per person 27.63 BoP, current US$ per person 56.62 BoP, current US$ per person Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Gambia or Liberia?
Gambia, at 84.19 BoP, current US$ per person against 84.01 BoP, current US$ per person in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Gambia and Liberia?
0.18 BoP, current US$ per person, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Liberia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Liberia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Gambia ranks 119th and Liberia ranks 120th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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
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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.