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
-2.0M02.0M4.0M6.0M197419982023

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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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.