Belgium vs Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Belgium
-139,302 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
-26,875 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
191st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
188th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Belgium
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports -26,875 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -139,302 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 112,427 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 191st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 200 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.41 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 21,005 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Belgium |
| 2010s | 675,504 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 28,878 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 646,626 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Belgium |
| 2020s | 104,354 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 35,395 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 68,958 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Belgium or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at -26,875 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -139,302 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Belgium and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 112,427 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Belgium ranks 191st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.