Cape Verde vs Low income: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Cape Verde
0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Low income
0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
44th
Low income rank
44th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Cape Verde
- Low income
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.0473 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 17.0 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Low income ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 44th and Low income ranks 44th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Low income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Low income |
| 1990s | 0.0258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.0718 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0463 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.0594 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0236 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0.0484 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Cape Verde or Low income?
- Cape Verde, at 0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Cape Verde and Low income?
- 0.0473 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Low income?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Low income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Cape Verde ranks 44th and Low income ranks 44th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.