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

Gambia
84.19 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
88.05 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Gambia rank
119th
Vanuatu rank
116th

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

  • Gambia
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 88.05 BoP, current US$ per person against 84.19 BoP, current US$ per person in Gambia, a difference of 3.86 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 119th and Vanuatu ranks 116th of 202 countries.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1970s 3.61 BoP, current US$ per person 32.09 BoP, current US$ per person 28.47 BoP, current US$ per person Vanuatu
1980s 1.45 BoP, current US$ per person 54.83 BoP, current US$ per person 53.38 BoP, current US$ per person Vanuatu
1990s 11.95 BoP, current US$ per person 150.99 BoP, current US$ per person 139.05 BoP, current US$ per person Vanuatu
2000s 31.17 BoP, current US$ per person 118.41 BoP, current US$ per person 87.24 BoP, current US$ per person Vanuatu
2010s 25.42 BoP, current US$ per person 177.18 BoP, current US$ per person 151.76 BoP, current US$ per person Vanuatu
2020s 84.26 BoP, current US$ per person 85.93 BoP, current US$ per person 1.67 BoP, current US$ per person Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Gambia or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 88.05 BoP, current US$ per person against 84.19 BoP, current US$ per person in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Gambia and Vanuatu?
3.86 BoP, current US$ per person, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Vanuatu?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Vanuatu rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Gambia ranks 119th and Vanuatu ranks 116th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.