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