Malawi vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Malawi
11.91 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Samoa
10.13 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
162nd
Samoa rank
165th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Malawi
- Samoa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 11.91 BoP, current US$ per person against 10.13 BoP, current US$ per person in Samoa, a difference of 1.78 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 162nd and Samoa ranks 165th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6201 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.4 BoP, current US$ per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.9367 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9278 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.009 BoP, current US$ per person | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 28.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.34 BoP, current US$ per person | Samoa |
| 2000s | 5.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 50.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 44.52 BoP, current US$ per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 15.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 63.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 47.17 BoP, current US$ per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 10.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 22.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.44 BoP, current US$ per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Malawi or Samoa?
- Malawi, at 11.91 BoP, current US$ per person against 10.13 BoP, current US$ per person in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Malawi and Samoa?
- 1.78 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Samoa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 162nd and Samoa ranks 165th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.