Brunei Darussalam vs Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Brunei Darussalam
-10,612 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
-26,875 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Brunei Darussalam rank
186th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
188th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-50.0k050.0k100.0k150.0k197019962023

How they compare

Brunei Darussalam currently reports -10,612 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -26,875 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 16,263 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Brunei Darussalam ahead.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 186th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s -832.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 832.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1980s -228.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 40.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 269.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 103,328 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,297 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 102,031 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Brunei Darussalam
2000s 40,708 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21,005 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 19,703 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Brunei Darussalam
2010s 90,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,878 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 61,529 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Brunei Darussalam
2020s 20,204 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 35,395 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15,191 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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$), per square, Brunei Darussalam or Sao Tome and Principe?
Brunei Darussalam, at -10,612 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -26,875 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Brunei Darussalam and Sao Tome and Principe?
16,263 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Sao Tome and Principe?
46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Brunei Darussalam and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 186th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.