Least developed countries vs Somalia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Least developed countries
0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Somalia
0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Least developed countries rank
32nd
Somalia rank
34th

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

  • Least developed countries
  • Somalia
-0.05-0.02500.0250.050.075197019972025

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.0577 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Somalia's figure about 10.3 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.

Least developed countries ranks 32nd and Somalia ranks 34th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Least developed countries averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia
1980s 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Least developed countries
1990s 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Least developed countries
2000s 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Least developed countries
2010s 0.0267 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia
2020s 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Least developed countries or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Least developed countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Least developed countries and Somalia?
0.0577 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Somalia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Least developed countries and Somalia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Least developed countries ranks 32nd and Somalia ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.