Iraq vs Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Iraq
-166.13 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
-70.83 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Iraq rank
190th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
188th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Iraq
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports -70.83 BoP, current US$ per person against -166.13 BoP, current US$ per person in Iraq, a difference of 95.3 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Iraq ranks 190th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 202 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.6778 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6778 BoP, current US$ per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | -0.0075 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3475 BoP, current US$ per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 0.081 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.76 BoP, current US$ per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 23.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 119.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 96.56 BoP, current US$ per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | -82.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 141.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 223.52 BoP, current US$ per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | -92.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 109.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 201.45 BoP, current US$ per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Iraq or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at -70.83 BoP, current US$ per person against -166.13 BoP, current US$ per person in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 95.3 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Iraq ranks 190th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.