How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Somalia?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

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.

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

Senegal

0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Somalia

0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Senegal rank

35th

Somalia rank

34th

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

Senegal
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Senegal, a difference of 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.

Senegal ranks 35th and Somalia ranks 34th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia
1980s	0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Senegal
1990s	0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Senegal
2000s	0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Senegal
2010s	0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2020s	0.0987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Senegal or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Senegal and Somalia?: 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Somalia?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Senegal and Somalia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Senegal ranks 35th and Somalia ranks 34th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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: 11 September 2026

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.