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

Iraq
-12,355 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
-26,875 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
187th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
188th

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

  • Iraq
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-25.0k025.0k50.0k75.0k197019962023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports -12,355 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -26,875 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 14,520 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Iraq ranks 187th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 200 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s -17.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1980s -0.5577 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 40.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 41.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 4.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,156 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,152 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 1,515 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21,005 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 19,490 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s -7,477 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,878 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,355 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s -7,456 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 35,395 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,852 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$), per square, Iraq or Sao Tome and Principe?
Iraq, at -12,355 BoP, current US$ 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$), per square between Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe?
14,520 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe?
44 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Iraq ranks 187th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.