Nepal vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Nepal
0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa
0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nepal rank
173rd
Samoa rank
171st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Nepal
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nepal, a difference of 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Samoa ahead.
Nepal ranks 173rd and Samoa ranks 171st of 200 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 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$), per unit, Nepal or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Nepal and Samoa?
- 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Samoa?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Nepal ranks 173rd and Samoa ranks 171st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.