Estonia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Estonia
-0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
-0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Estonia rank
190th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
193rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Estonia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Estonia currently reports -0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 190th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 193rd of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0562 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0395 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.0575 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.0827 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0515 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Estonia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Estonia, at -0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Estonia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Estonia ranks 190th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 193rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.