Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Guinea-Bissau
12.11 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
14.09 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
161st
Sierra Leone rank
159th

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

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 14.09 BoP, current US$ per person against 12.11 BoP, current US$ per person in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.98 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st and Sierra Leone ranks 159th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per person 3.35 BoP, current US$ per person 3.3 BoP, current US$ per person Sierra Leone
1980s 0.8046 BoP, current US$ per person -4.08 BoP, current US$ per person 4.89 BoP, current US$ per person Guinea-Bissau
1990s 2.85 BoP, current US$ per person 0.8141 BoP, current US$ per person 2.03 BoP, current US$ per person Guinea-Bissau
2000s 5.68 BoP, current US$ per person 9.69 BoP, current US$ per person 4.01 BoP, current US$ per person Sierra Leone
2010s 14.35 BoP, current US$ per person 56.74 BoP, current US$ per person 42.4 BoP, current US$ per person Sierra Leone
2020s 10.7 BoP, current US$ per person 16.35 BoP, current US$ per person 5.65 BoP, current US$ per person Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 14.09 BoP, current US$ per person against 12.11 BoP, current US$ per person in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
1.98 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
46 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st and Sierra Leone ranks 159th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.