South Africa vs Yemen: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
South Africa
-33.37 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Yemen
-10.57 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2019
South Africa rank
184th
Yemen rank
182nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- South Africa
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports -10.57 BoP, current US$ per person against -33.37 BoP, current US$ per person in South Africa, a difference of 22.8 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 184th and Yemen ranks 182nd of 202 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.2 BoP, current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 85.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 69.53 BoP, current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 77.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 84.1 BoP, current US$ per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, South Africa or Yemen?
- Yemen, at -10.57 BoP, current US$ per person against -33.37 BoP, current US$ per person in South Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between South Africa and Yemen?
- 22.8 BoP, current US$ per person, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Yemen?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do South Africa and Yemen rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- South Africa ranks 184th and Yemen ranks 182nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.