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

Somalia
0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Uganda
0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Somalia rank
34th
Uganda rank
37th

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

  • Somalia
  • Uganda
-0.05-0.02500.0250.050.075197019972024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Uganda, a difference of 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

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

Somalia ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 37th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia
1980s -0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Uganda
1990s 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Uganda
2000s 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0406 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Uganda
2010s 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0143 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia
2020s 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0109 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$), per unit, Somalia or Uganda?
Somalia, at 0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Somalia and Uganda?
0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Uganda rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Somalia ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 37th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.