Sao Tome and Principe vs Trinidad and Tobago: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Sao Tome and Principe
-0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
-0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
193rd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
195th

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

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Trinidad and Tobago
-0.100.10.20.30.4197019972025

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports -0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 193rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 195th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 3 and Trinidad and Tobago in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0174 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0981 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0814 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 0.1316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0719 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0597 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.1056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.0515 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Sao Tome and Principe or Trinidad and Tobago?
Sao Tome and Principe, at -0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Sao Tome and Principe and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Trinidad and Tobago?
47 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 193rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 195th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.