Cape Verde vs Pacific island small states: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Cape Verde
0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Pacific island small states
0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
44th
Pacific island small states rank
46th

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

  • Cape Verde
  • Pacific island small states
-0.0500.050.10.15197019972025

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Pacific island small states, a difference of 0.0498 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 102.6 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Pacific island small states ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 44th and Pacific island small states ranks 46th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Pacific island small states in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Pacific island small states
1990s 0.0258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cape Verde
2000s 0.0718 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0585 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cape Verde
2010s 0.0594 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0516 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cape Verde
2020s 0.0484 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0206 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$), per unit, Cape Verde or Pacific island small states?
Cape Verde, at 0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Cape Verde and Pacific island small states?
0.0498 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Pacific island small states?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Pacific island small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Cape Verde ranks 44th and Pacific island small states ranks 46th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.