Iran vs Sierra Leone: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Iran
15.83 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
14.09 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Iran rank
157th
Sierra Leone rank
159th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Iran
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Iran currently reports 15.83 BoP, current US$ per person against 14.09 BoP, current US$ per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.74 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Iran ranks 157th and Sierra Leone ranks 159th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.11 BoP, current US$ per person | Iran |
| 1980s | -0.9151 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.7 BoP, current US$ per person | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8141 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7986 BoP, current US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 30.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.07 BoP, current US$ per person | Iran |
| 2010s | 39.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 56.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.43 BoP, current US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 15.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4107 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$), per capita, Iran or Sierra Leone?
- Iran, at 15.83 BoP, current US$ per person against 14.09 BoP, current US$ per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Iran and Sierra Leone?
- 1.74 BoP, current US$ per person, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sierra Leone?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Sierra Leone rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Iran ranks 157th and Sierra Leone ranks 159th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.