Gabon vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Gabon
0.0548 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Gabon rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
42nd

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

  • Gabon
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
-0.0500.050.1197019972025

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.0548 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0517 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Gabon's figure about 17.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Gabon ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gabon
1980s 0.0185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gabon
1990s -0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0176 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gabon
2010s 0.0579 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0365 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gabon
2020s 0.0717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Gabon or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Gabon, at 0.0548 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Gabon and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.0517 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Gabon ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.