Iran vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit
Iran
0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa
0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iran rank
169th
Samoa rank
171st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit over time
- Iran
- Samoa
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.8 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 169th and Samoa ranks 171st of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Iran |
| 1980s | -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Iran or Samoa?
- Iran, at 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Iran and Samoa?
- 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Samoa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Iran ranks 169th and Samoa ranks 171st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.